Thursday 26 July 2012

Wrongly filed tax returns - Revise Tax Return


If an individual has already filed the income tax return and subsequently discover any omission or wrong statement therein, he can re-file the return with necessary modification. This re-filing of the income tax return is referred to as Revised Return. The process for revising the return is very simple. Please remember that the process outlined below is applicable if you had filed the original return online.
  
Rules related to Revised Return
  • Revised return can be filed for any previous year at any time before the expiry of 1 year from the end of the relevant assessment year or before completion of the assessment whichever is earlier. For this financial year (2010-11), you can file the revised return till March 31st, 2012
  • However, if the income tax department completes the assessment of your return earlier, then a revised return cannot be filed.
  • Revised return can be filed only if the original return was filed before due date. Thus if a return is filed after a due date then it cannot be revised
  • A loss return filed within time can also be revised and in such case loss as per the revised is carried forward
  • One should have acknowledgement number and date of filing the original return in order to file a revised return
  • Return filed in response to the notice u/s 148 can also be revised. It should be noted that notice u/s 148 is issued in respect of the escaped income in the respective assessment year
  • In case of concealment of income and furnishing of inaccurate information in income tax return an individual will be penalized

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