One of my friends called me in a worrying voice telling me he had received an email from Income tax department with subject “Intimation U/S 143(1) for PAN ABCxxxxx4A AY:2019-20”. As with most of us, any communication from taxmen makes us worried and it was not much different for my friend.
Are you in the same boat and have you also received similar email from intimations@cpc.gov.in with similar subject? And are you worried about what it means for you?
Well worry not! Intimation U/S 143(1) is sent by Income Tax department in response to the Tax returned filed by you. As the subject suggests “Intimation” – the communication intimates the tax payer about, any tax and interest payable or if you are eligible for refunds.
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This is done by the computer without any human intervention and checks for following two things:
What you need to do is open the attached zip file. The zip file contains a PDF file which is password protected. To open this PDF following is your password.
The password is your PAN Number in lower case followed by your date of birth in DDMMYYYY format. So if your PAN Card Number is ABCDE1234A and date of birth is January 1, 1985, then your password would be abcde1234a01011985. The date of birth should be one which is mentioned on your PAN Card.
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Just scroll down and at the end of all calculations you would see two headings.
In case there is ‘0’ in front of both as in the picture above, it means that your tax return filing was perfect – you neither need to pay any more tax for the year nor you would get any tax refunds.
In case some amount is mentioned for “Net Amount Refundable” then its good news and you would soon get that amount in your bank account. And if “Net Amount Payable” has some amount mentioned, then you need to pay that much tax to Income tax department.
In case you think there is some error in the calculation sheet, you should consult a qualified CA or good tax expert for further action.
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Thank you so much for the article. I received an intimation and when i looked into it i saw a math error. but my total refund and total payable was 0.
I also received a notice u/s 143(1)a and payable amount has been shown rs.57660 after adjusting tax rs.3800. Can I know on what basis IT Deptt has calculated this tax .
If tax is demanded by IT department and you think it's should not be there you should contact your Assessing Officer or contact a CA
Hi, is this intimation also sent via post as a hard copy? Thanks.
I received in e-mail. I am not sure if it's sent be normal mail.
Hi Amit,
I had filed my tax returns AY 2015-16 in july 2015
I received the INTIMATION U/S 143(1) fpr AY 2015-16 5 august. There is no tax refundable or payable.
I don"t have Digital Signature, is there any problem in my tax return
This is just acknowledgement that your returns have been processed and there is no action required from your side!
very helpful ....thanks
Hi Amit,
I had filed my tax returns (had to pay 9K and did so by generating challan online, and paid) for the AY 2014-15 in Aug 2014 itself.
Why am i receiving the INTIMATION U/S 143(1) fpr AY 2014-15 Now(5th jul 2015) ? Is there some mistake in my filling etc ?
Please suggest !
"INTIMATION U/S 143(1)" for any AY is nothing to worry about. This is just a summary of your tax calculation for the respective year. Also it shows if there is any Net Amount Payable/Refundable. In case it's is 0 you need not worry else you may want to consult CA.
Thanx for the information saved me so much hassle
My Pleasure :)
Thank you so much for the information shared. :)
Thanks a lot Amit
fully satisfied with your article and thanks for helping me
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