Missing TCS claims: Simple mistakes that are causing big refund losses for taxpayers

Published in News18 in December 2025

Avnish Arora, Executive Director, Direct Tax, said the rate of TCS—whether 5% or 20%—does not affect a taxpayer’s right to claim it. He explained, “Once TCS is collected and appears in Form 26AS, it works exactly like TDS and can be fully claimed as credit."

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