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An updated return adds missed income

An updated return under section 139(8A) is a different form. It adds income that was missed. It cannot reduce the tax already shown. The office is at 515 Trichy Road, Singanallur.

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Quick answer

This page is an updated return under section 139(8A). A belated return stays on the belated return page. A revised return stays on the revised return page. Do not send the income-tax password in chat. Call +91 94454 38387.

What it adds

The form is used to add income that was missed. If the revision window is still open, that is a revised return under section 139(5), on the revised return page. If that window has closed, this may be the form that adds the income. If no return was filed, a belated return under section 139(4) is on the belated return page.

It cannot be used to claim a refund or to reduce the tax already shown. The extra tax and the last date are the ones in that section for the year. This page does not state that amount or that date. Confirm both on the portal before you file.

When it is not available

It is not available in every case, including where a search, a survey, or an assessment has already been taken up. A defective return under section 139(9) is a different intimation, on the 139(9) page. If Form 16 and the AIS disagree, start with the mismatch check before this form is filed.

Before the return is filed

  1. Send the acknowledgement if a return was filed, and the paper that shows the missed income.
  2. Confirm on the portal that this form is still open, and what extra tax that section shows for the year.
  3. You approve the draft. The filing stays on the income-tax filing page.
  4. You complete e-verification yourself. That step is on the e-verification page.

After the return is filed, e-verify within 30 days. The return is quoted before it is filed. A late file or an updated return costs more. That quote is on the belated page. The first discussion is free. After processing, read any 143(1) intimation against the return that was filed.

Common questions

Can this return reduce the tax?

No. An updated return cannot be used to claim a refund or to reduce the tax already shown. It adds income that was missed.

Is it available in every case?

No. It is not available in every case, including where a search, a survey, or an assessment has already been taken up. Confirm the date and the extra tax on the portal.

Does the desk file it without me?

No. You approve the draft. You complete e-verification yourself. Do not send the income-tax password.

Related pages

Belated or revisedThe other two filings Income tax filingThe return is filed here Form 16 and AISWhen the figures differ E-verificationThe 30-day step

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