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How to claim TDS on mutual fund dividend in ITR

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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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How to claim TDS under Section 194K on mutual fund income in ITR

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Section 194K TDS credit is automatically deducted by AMCs on MF dividend income and credited to your PAN. In ITR, claim this as tax credit against your total tax liability. Pre-filled Schedule TDS makes this straightforward; verification against AMC records ensures accuracy.

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

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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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Section 194K of the Income Tax Act

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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.

Mutual fund taxation in India: complete guide

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Mutual fund taxation in India is the framework under which capital gains, dividends, and distributions from mutual fund holdings are taxed. The framework distinguishes by scheme category (equity-oriented, debt-oriented, hybrid), by holding period (short-term vs long-term), by transaction type (redemption vs dividend vs SIP-level partial redemption), and by investor status (resident vs NRI). The structural framework was reset by the April 2023 debt mutual fund taxation reform which removed indexation benefit on debt funds, and again by the Finance Act 2024 of July 2024 which raised equity STCG and LTCG rates.

How to report PPFAS IDCW receipts in ITR

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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.

Form 26AS -- TDS on mutual fund dividends in India

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Form 26AS is an annual consolidated tax credit statement maintained by the Income Tax Department of India for each PAN holder, showing all Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), Tax Collected at Source (TCS), advance tax payments, and self-assessment tax payments credited against the taxpayer’s account. For mutual fund investors, Form 26AS is relevant primarily because it records TDS deducted by AMCs under Section 194K on Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) payouts when the cumulative IDCW paid by a single AMC to an investor exceeds Rs 5,000 in a financial year.

TDS on MF dividend (IDCW) for residents (Section 194K)

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

TDS on IDCW from mutual funds for resident investors is governed by Section 194K of the Income Tax Act 1961, introduced by the Finance Act 2020 effective 1 April 2020. Section 194K requires a mutual fund to deduct tax at source at 10% on any income (specifically IDCW – Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal, formerly called dividend) credited or paid to a resident investor, where the aggregate IDCW from that mutual fund scheme exceeds Rs 5,000 in a financial year. IDCW income is included in the investor’s total income under Section 56(2)(i) and taxed at the applicable slab rate; the 10% TDS is a withholding that is credited against the investor’s total tax liability.