Verified TDS deduction protects domestic taxpayers from denied credit, refund adjustment, and duplicate recovery despite deductor default.

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....Verified actual TDS deduction supports credit even where the deductor fails to deposit tax, file statements, issue Form 16 or Form 16A, or generate a Form 26AS entry. Section 205 prevents direct or indirect recovery from the deductee to the extent tax was deducted, including adjustment of refunds; post-deduction default remains actionable against the deductor. Section 199 and Rule 37BA require a verification-based credit process harmonised with that protection. The taxpayer must provide reliable, payment-specific evidence, such as payslips, invoices, bank records, payer correspondence or confirmations. The Assessing Officer must conduct factual verification; unsubstantiated claims receive no protection. The stated position is confined to domestic transactions.....