Landlord Wins ITAT Case After SBI's TDS Reporting Error Causes Tax Credit Denial
State Bank of India (SBI) paid Rs 40.62 lakh in rent to three co-owners, but mistakenly reported the entire TDS against one landlord's PAN. This led the tax department to deny Rs 2.7 lakh in TDS credit as the landlord declared only one-third of the rent in his income tax return. The landlord, Mr. Yadav from Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, contested the issue at the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Agra and won the case, with the tax authorities accepting his explanation.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–58/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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economictimes broke this story on 18 Aug, 09:16 am. Other outlets followed.