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Tax collected at source in 26AS

28 June 2022

Hi,

My 26AS contains an entry of ₹200000 as Tax Collected at Source, the Tax collector is Icici Bank. I am not a seller, and I have not withheld anyones Tax while making a payment. I am just an Individual. Can anyone guide me what this entry might be, and what am I supposed to do? In cas it is a wrong entry, how do i get it corrected?

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Eswar Reddy S (CFO- at NHTF) (58263 Points)
Replied 28 June 2022

Might be for foreign travel . You may claim it .

Find the reason for collecting tcs

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Ramakumar M (17 Points)
Replied 28 June 2022

I did not travel abroad anywhere last year. I believe TCS means that I have withheld tax from someone's payment and I need to pay it to the government. I am still clueless on what this might be...

Thanks in advance for any advice..

Eswar Reddy S (CFO- at NHTF) (58263 Points)
Replied 28 June 2022

No . It is not like that Tcs is different from Tds.

ICICI Bank would have collected tcs as excess money and sent to you .So it's your money.You may claim it

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CA Rashmi Gandhi (Chartered Accountant) (86308 Points)
Replied 28 June 2022

Check the Section under which TCS collected.

JJJ (Need help) (673 Points)
Replied 28 June 2022

Originally posted by : Ramakumar M
	I did not travel abroad anywhere last year. I believe TCS means that I have withheld tax from someone's payment and I need to pay it to the government. I am still clueless on what this might be...

No. TCS means someone else collected tax from you and deposited it with the taxwallahs in your name against your PAN.

Generally, TCS is over and above the payment / expense you intended to incur. Eg: If you sent Rs 10 lakh abroad, your "expense: is still 10 lakh. But in addition to that, the Bank will collect TCS from you and then deposit it with the tax department in your name against your PAN.

So even though more money went out of your pocket today, at the end of the year, your expense remains the same, because the additional TCS amount is the tax credit you have available to apply to your annual income tax payment.

TDS, on the other hand, is subtracted from the money you expected to receive. Your income remains the same, only the payment to you is split into two parts : one part you receive directly and the other part is paid to the tax department in your name against your PAN. TDS also is a tax credit that you have available to apply to your annual income tax payment.

In your case, if the ever-delightful ICICI Bank has not debited your account for this TCS amount appearing in your 26AS, it is most likely an error in their return filing and you can simply ignore it by not claiming it as a tax credit. But make sure to contact ICICI to ask them to correct their returns to avoid needless complications later.