The Taxpayer can submit the response online to the outstanding demand by performing the below steps.
1. Go to the Income Tax e-Filing portal, `www.incometaxindiaefiling.govin’
2. Login to e-Filing portal by entering user ID (PAN), Password, Captcha code and click ‘Login’.
3. Post login, click on the ‘e-File’ menu and click ‘Response to Outstanding Demand’ link.
4. Details such as PAN, Assessment Year (AY), Section Code, Demand Identification Number (DIN), Date on which demand raised, Outstanding demand amount, uploaded by and the Rectification Rights are displayed.
5. Click on the ‘Submit’ link under the response column. Choose any one of the listed responses.
> Demand is correct
> Demand is partially correct
> Disagree with demand
> Demand is not correct but agree for adjustment
> On choosing ‘Demand is correct’, click on ‘Submit’ button to ‘Confirm’ and complete the response submission process.
Note:
- Once the option ‘Demand is correct’ is selected, the demand cannot be disagreed later.
- If any refund is due, the refund will be adjusted against the outstanding demand.
- The taxpayer can pay the demand by clicking the link under ‘Pay Tax’ option.
> On choosing ‘Demand is partially correct’, Enter the ‘Amount which is correct’ and the ‘Amount which is incorrect’ (difference between the outstanding demand and Amount which is correct) will be auto filled. Select the appropriate reason(s) from the list and fill all the applicable fields, upload the necessary supporting documents and ‘Submit’ the response.
> On choosing ‘Disagree with demand’, Select the appropriate reason(s) from the list and fill all the applicable fields, upload the necessary supporting documents and ‘Submit’ the response.
> On choosing ‘Demand is not correct but agree for adjustment’, Select the appropriate reason(s) from the list and fill all the applicable fields, upload the necessary supporting documents and ‘Submit’ the response.
A success message along with Transaction Id is displayed on successful submission of the response.
| Reasons | Additional Details Required |
| Demand paid and Challan has CIN | BSR Code |
| Date of payment | |
| Serial Number | |
| Amount | |
| Remarks | |
| Demand paid and Challan has no CIN | Date of payment |
| Amount | |
| Remarks | |
| Upload copy of Challan | |
| Demand already reduced by Rectification / Revision / Appellate Order | Date of Order |
| Demand after rectification/ revision/ Appeal | |
| Details of AO | |
| Upload Rectification /revision/
Giving appeal effect order passed by AO |
|
| Demand already reduced by Appellate Order but appeal effect to be given | Date of Order |
| Order passed by | |
| Reference Number of Order | |
| Appeal has been filed – Stay petition filed | Date of filing of appeal |
| Appeal Pending with | |
| Stay petition filed with | |
| Appeal has been filed – Stay granted | Date of filing of appeal |
| Appeal Pending with | |
| Stay granted by | |
| Upload copy of Stay | |
| Appeal has been filed – Instalment granted | Date of filing of appeal |
| Appeal Pending with | |
| Instalment granted by | |
| Upload copy of instalment order | |
| Rectification / Revised Return filed at CPC | Filing Type |
| e-Filed Acknowledgement Number | |
| Remarks | |
| Upload Challan Copy | |
| Upload TDS Certificate | |
| Upload Letter requesting for
Rectification |
|
| Upload Indemnity Bond | |
| Rectification filed with AO | Date of application |
| Remarks | |
| Others | Others |
Note:
- To View the submitted response go to ‘e-File’ 3 → ‘Response to Outstanding Demand’ and click on the ‘View’ link under the ‘Response’ column and in the new page click on the ‘Transaction Id’ hyperlink.
- For the demand which is shown to be uploaded by AO, the rectification right is with Assessing Officer and for the demand against which there is no ‘Submit’ response available is already confirmed by the Assessing Officer. Kindly contact your jurisdictional Assessing Officer for clarification.
