I have gone through your expert guide on
Rediff.com. Kindly deliver your advice in my case as well. Thanks Sir.
I am a salaried class employee and filed ITR 1 for FY 2019-20 in Aug 2020. Inadvertently, I paid self-assessment tax twice through online (Rs 17,000 paid twice amounting total of Rs 34,000).
I wrote to the IT deparment for refund of the excess amount of Rs 17,000. The IT department advised me to file rectification online through my IT account. I tried in vain.
Kindly guide me in this regard.
Ans: A person can file revised income tax return anytime before the expiry of one year from the end of the relevant assessment year or before assessment of your ITR by an assessing officer, whichever is earlier.
You can claim refund in the revised ITR and provide necessary proofs that you paid excess tax (challan details and date of when both the self-assessment taxes were paid). If the claim holds good, a refund can be issued for the excess tax paid.