Self assessment tax paid not reflected in ITR2 filled before due date for FY25-26

Verify challan details → Confirm OLTAS match status → Get bank to correct if unmatched → File Rectification u/s 154 (not revised return) → Respond to demand as "incorrect – credit not given" in the meantime.

It will not give result.

This is a very common issue during peak ITR season when portal systems lag behind bank transactions. Here is what to check:

STEP 1 - VERIFY ON OLTAS FIRST:
Go to tin.tin.nsdl.com and use Challan Status Inquiry. Enter your BSR code, challan date, and serial number. If it shows there, the payment reached NSDL/TIN. If not visible even after 5 working days, contact your bank immediately.

STEP 2 - IF VISIBLE ON OLTAS BUT NOT IN ITR PRE-FILL:
The portal pre-fill can lag by 3-7 days. You do NOT need to revise your return just for this. Under the TAXES PAID section in your ITR2, you can MANUALLY ENTER the challan details (BSR code, serial number, date, amount). Match these exactly with your OLTAS challan record. The ITR will accept the self-assessment tax even without pre-fill.

STEP 3 - IF YOU ALREADY SUBMITTED WITHOUT ADDING THE CHALLAN:
If you filed ITR2 and the tax shows as OUTSTANDING DEMAND, you have two options:
1. File a REVISED RETURN before December 31, 2026 adding the challan under Taxes Paid
2. Respond to any 143(1) intimation with challan details under the Demand Compliance section

STEP 4 - VERIFY IN AIS/26AS:
Your ANNUAL INFORMATION STATEMENT (AIS) under incometax.gov.in also shows advance tax and self-assessment tax payments once updated. Cross-check there.

This [ITR filing guide for AY 2026-27](https://taxgarden.in/blog/itr-filing-guide-ay-2026-27-new-forms-deadlines) covers challan reconciliation steps in the filing section.

If it is not reflected in acknowledgement copy, that means you have not added the challan details while filing yur return and filed the ITR with tax outstanding/ payable. That's why demand is generated. respond to the 143(1) intimation and if system allows file for rectification u/s 154. Enclose/ attach the challan copy.

Do not file a revised return solely to enter the payment unless you confirm the challan details and the correction route. First check the challan receipt/CRN and bank debit for the amount, payment date, PAN, assessment year 2026–27, and payment head/minor head 300 (Self-Assessment Tax). A payment visible in e-tax payment history but absent from Form 26AS/return may need time to reflect or may have been credited with incorrect details.

• If the challan details are correct, submit a response to the demand through the income-tax portal, selecting that the demand is incorrect/has already been paid, and provide the challan details and proof of payment. Keep the acknowledgement.
• If the assessment year, PAN or tax head is wrong, seek challan correction through the applicable bank/department process; the correction route depends on the error and challan status.
• A revised return may be considered if the filing window is open and the return needs correction, but it does not by itself fix a wrongly mapped challan. Check the demand status after the payment is matched.

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