TDS Demand Still Showing Due to Inoperative PAN? What to Do If No CBDT Relief Applies

CA Varun Gupta | Last updated: 23 March 2026

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A recurring difficulty in TDS/TCS compliance is that tax may have been deducted or collected at the normal rate, but during processing the Department raises a higher-rate demand because the payees or collectees PAN was inoperative on account of non-linking with Aadhaar. This issue has become especia

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