r/IncomeTaxReturnIndia

Hi, looking for advice from people familiar with Indian income tax / the e-filing portal.

My situation:

• AY: 2026-27
• FY: 2025-26
• I filed an original ITR-2 on 28 July 2026
• Total income: ₹49,18,680
• Tax liability as per ITR/CPC: ₹10,97,828
• TDS: ₹10,86,276
• I paid ₹13,767 as Self-Assessment Tax (Minor Head 300) on 31 July 2026
• I have the challan receipt/CIN for this payment
• My ITR was processed and I received a 143(1) intimation dated 6 August 2026
• The intimation shows an outstanding demand of ₹12,700, including ₹1,152 of interest
• The income and tax liability reported by me and computed by CPC are the same, so there doesn't appear to be a tax computation mismatch.

The issue seems to be that my ₹13,767 challan has not been credited against the demand.

I tried Services → Normal Challans → Create Correction Request and selected:

Change in Type of Payment (Minor Head)

The portal lets me change Self-Assessment Tax (300) → Outstanding Demand / Regular Assessment Tax (400).

However, when I select the demand, I get this error:

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My challan date is 31 July 2026, while the demand date is 6 August 2026, so the portal won't allow the correction.

My questions:

1. What is the correct way to get my already-paid ₹13,767 credited against this ₹12,700 demand?
2. Should I respond to the outstanding demand as already paid, and if so, which exact option should I use?
3. Is a rectification request u/s 154 appropriate in this situation?
4. Since my payment was made before the demand was generated, is there any way to map the Minor Head 300 challan to this demand without paying ₹12,700 again?
5. Should I do anything about the fact that I paid ₹13,767 while the current demand is ₹12,700?

I have redacted all personal identifiers from the information I'm sharing.

Would appreciate guidance from anyone who has dealt with this exact situation.

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