While considering interest on savings account for itr purpose, should the amount credited in the year be considered or accrued basis.
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When reporting bank interest for your Income Tax Return (ITR), a key question arises: should you declare the amount that has been credited to your account within the financial year, or the amount that has accrued? While the general practice for savings accounts is to declare interest on a cash basis (amount credited), Fixed Deposit (FD) interest can sometimes be taxed on an accrual basis.
There may be ovelapping of months during year. it's at quarterly interval. But custom practice is to consider whatever is falling as credited during the financial year.