Can I claim refund of my tds u/s 194A for FY 16-17, 17-18 & 18-19 in filing return of 18-19. My income in FY 16-17, and 17-18 was under threshold limit and I forgot to file return of such period?
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This discussion clarifies whether you can claim TDS refunds for previous financial years (like 2016-17, 2017-18) by filing your current year's Income Tax Return (ITR). The general consensus is that you cannot directly claim TDS from expired assessment years in the current ITR. For the most recent year (2018-19), you might still be able to file with a late fee. For older years, you'll likely need to apply for condonation of delay to the income tax department before filing the respective ITRs and claiming the TDS.
FY 2018-2019 ITR you can still file upto 31-3-2020 but of course with late fee. And claim TDS for this FY only as per 26AS statement.
For earlier years FY 2016-17 & 2017-18 you have to follow delay Condonation process and the after approval file ITR of both years and claim TDS respectively as per 26AS