Finance/Compliance Consultant
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Posted on 07 November 2026
TDS credit follows the income:
• Rule 37BA(3): TDS credit is given for the year in which the related income is offered. If you claim TDS shown in 26AS but don't show the matching receipts, CPC issues a 139(9) defect notice.
• Fix it in one of two ways:
(a) offer the gross receipts that the TDS relates to (business or other income), or
(b) if the income belongs to a later year (e.g. an advance, or a work-in-progress bill), claim only the TDS on receipts offered this year. Show the rest in Schedule TDS as "carried forward / to be claimed in subsequent years".
• Reply to the notice within 15 days with a corrected return. Otherwise the return is treated as invalid.