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How to claim TDS on mutual fund dividend in ITR

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Claiming TDS on MF dividend in ITR is straightforward when Form 26AS / AIS are reconciled with AMC IDCW statements. Section 194K TDS deducted by AMCs is your tax pre-payment; it offsets your total tax liability in ITR.

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Step-by-step procedure

See the procedure infobox above.

How to fill Schedule OS for mutual fund dividend (IDCW) in ITR

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Schedule OS in ITR captures “Income from Other Sources” including mutual fund dividends (IDCW). Post Finance Act 2020, DDT (Dividend Distribution Tax paid by AMC) was abolished; dividends are now fully taxable in the investor’s hands at slab rate. Section 194K TDS applies above Rs 5,000 per AMC.

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How to handle mutual fund IDCW tax

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

MF IDCW tax is slab-rate post 2020 Finance Act (DDT abolished). TDS 10% under Section 194K above Rs 5,000 threshold.

Tax-disclaimer. Tax rules change annually. This guide reflects FY 2024-25 / AY 2025-26 rules. Consult CA for personalised advice.

Step-by-step procedure

See the procedure infobox above for the six steps.

Section 194K of the Income Tax Act

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Section 194K of the Income Tax Act 1961 mandates 10% TDS on IDCW (Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal) distributions from mutual fund schemes to resident individual investors. The provision was inserted by the Finance Act 2020 as part of the broader reform that abolished the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) and shifted dividend taxation to the recipient. Section 194K is the TDS arm of this framework, ensuring tax is collected at source by the AMC before the dividend reaches the unitholder.

Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) in mutual funds

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

IDCW stands for Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal, the option name SEBI mandated in April 2021 to replace the older “dividend option” terminology in Indian mutual funds. The IDCW option of a mutual fund scheme periodically distributes a portion of the scheme’s NAV to unitholders as cash, with the NAV correspondingly reduced after each distribution. The rebranding from “dividend” to “IDCW” was intended to correct a longstanding retail misconception that mutual fund dividends were “free” earnings akin to corporate dividends, when in fact they are partly distributions from the unitholder’s own capital.

How to report PPFAS IDCW receipts in ITR

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

IDCW (Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal) is what SEBI’s 2021 relabeling renamed dividends. The tax treatment changed with the Finance Act 2020: the old Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) framework was abolished, and IDCW is now fully taxable in the investor’s hands at the slab rate (not as a flat-rate capital gain). The AMC withholds 10 per cent TDS under Section 194K when IDCW from a single scheme crosses Rs 5,000 in an FY (Rs 10,000 for resident senior citizens aged 60+), and the TDS rate jumps to 20 per cent if PAN is not on record.

Dividend stripping disallowance (Section 94(7))