Outstanding tax demand status on cpc website

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I frequently check my tax/refund status on IncomeTax E-filing website. I noticed the following in the section: "Outstanding Tax Demand Status" (There was no outstanding tax in my account as recently as 1 month ago, when I checked last).

 

PAN

Assessment Year

Section Code

Demand Identification Number (DIN)

Date of Demand

Outstanding Demand Amount (INR)

XXXXXXXX

2009

1431a

YYYYYYYYYY

07/03/2011

23150

XXXXXXXX

2010

1431a

ZZZZZZZZZZ

28/06/2011

53570

 

I have not received any email/letter from the Jurisdictional Assessment Officer, nor from CPC so far. What does the above mean, and what is my recourse ? I don't even know why I owe this amount and under what heads ?

What is very frustrating is - The Date of Demand is in early 2011, and I find out about it (On my own effort) in November 2012, a good 1.5 years later. What would happen if I had never seen this ? Why is our IT department so "EFFICIENT" ?

I filed my returns manually for the above years (Assuming that 2009 means AY 2009-10, and 2010 means AY 2010-11) through a CA, who processed for the entire company.

I contacted CPC by phone immediately, and they quickly washed off their hands, saying that since I filed the return manually, I have to contact IT Department directly and not CPC.

Should I care about the above status ? If I must, what should I do ? Are there any time-lines within which I have to get things corrected ? Will IT department give me the benefit of time, because of their inefficiency (1.5 years delay, to be precise) ? 

Any help/thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Replies (18)

this is your aforesaid year demand.

it is loophole of law and internet side.

actually for demand you have to inform but  today it is not done due to online.

nothing to do ...

Sorry, I didn't fully understand you. I have to inform who? Or you meant I should have been informed by IT dept? My point is: I don't even know why there is a demand, because I know that I have filed correct returns with nil tax balance. I have already paid TDS and self assessment tax. I need to see some calculations how they arrived at tax demand. Will it affect my future tax refunds if I don't act on this?

Well, finally I received a notice U/S 245 that my tax refund for AY 2012-13 will be adjusted towards the outstanding tax demand for AY 2009, 2010 if they don't hear from me in 30 days. I haven't received any intimation U/S 143(1) or even the Demand Notification for AY 2009,2010. I guess I have to write a letter to the jurisdictional AO asking him to send me intimation u/s 143(1), based on which I have to decide whether the demand is genuine or has there been a mistake. I am unable to request for intimation u/s 143(1) online, since I did not file the return for those years online.

SIr,

You are right, by requesting for the Intimation you can first assess the reason for the demand outstanding against your PAN. Thereafter, if it is a mistake apparent from records you can file a petition U/s.154 asking the AO to rectify the assessment by correcting the mistake apparent from records.

Most of the demands arise due to mismatch in TDS credit or advance tax payment. Off late the department has been rolling out intimations U/s.245 so as to reach their target collection. Hence this is a very common phenomenon.

I replied to Jurisdictional AO, with a copy to CPC, asking for a copy of intimation U/S 143(1). I kept a record of all documents that I submitted while filing - ITR-1, Form-16, Form-16A, Form-26AS, 80G Donation receipts, Advance Tax/Self Assessment tax challans etc. I sent them a copy of all docs and asked them to verify why there is a demand. 

Department on its own motion may not assess the reason for the demand. It would be in your interest if you could get the intimation yourself and assess the reason for demand ,and then act accordingly.

Sure, that's the reason I asked for a copy of intimation u/s 143(1). Just as an additional precaution, I sent them the documents again.

go to help desk,

then put your query,

before u wrote your query check your email id which is set in profile,

you have to attach query in pdf format file and sent to it department.

 

check your case is transfered to jurisdictional AO. when demand arises dont communicate with cpc bangalore but cpc by default transfer your case to jurisdictional AO.

dont wait for rectification u/s 154 or intimation u/s 143(3).

your time will be lapsed.

this is a loophole of department, not proper guidence is available. i state this in my above mentioned answer.

so contact your jurisdictional AO without any notice or letter.

show your jurisdictional AO this demand.

I have received a notice from CPC on arrears demand, a couple of years ago. After that my refunds were getting adjusted against these arrears. I have met the AO many times and it was agreed that the CPC data  is not correct and the IT dept would upload the correct  data. It is yet to be done. I understand that there are guidelines from the Finance ministry and directives from Delhi High court to to rectify this anomaly. Lot of  tax payers are having problems with the erroneous data in the CPC system. It would be good, if somebody who got this rectified, explain the steps to be taken in this forum.

Thanks in advance.

Unfortunately, I'm on travel abroad for a month. There was very little time this week to meet the AO, hence I wrote a letter + collected supporting documents & sent by post (To AO & CPC both). Now I just hope that they respond in time & don't adjust my refund.

I am happy to inform you: My outstanding tax demand for both AY 2009-10, AY 2010-11 has been removed from CPC website as of today. What a relief! I am happy to be a law-abiding taxpayer, the unnecessary blemish has been removed.

Now waiting for my refund for AY 2012-13 to be processed. 

Hello,

I am facing the same situation where i have Tax Demands for the years: 2004, 2005, 2008.

In first two demands there is no Section Code mentioned! I have no idea if i must pay those or not. In the last one there is, which i paid, but it has not been removed even after sending many letters to A.O.

Please can anyone help.

Thanks

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