How to file income tax rectification online for any errors in ITR

How to file income tax rectification online for any errors in ITRHow to file income tax rectification online for any errors in ITR

If you have filed the income tax return through online and made some errors, you can file income tax rectification online request and correct those errors. In this article I would detail on how to file the income tax rectification online.

Consider these points, before filing income tax rectification online

When you filed income tax return online, Central Processing Centre of Income Tax Department from Bangalore would process your file and would send an acknowledgment to you. This rectification of income tax is possible for all returns filed online for AY2009-10.

Read all the details printed in the CPC intimation. You would have omitted or committed some errors while filing the returns. You need to identify all such cases to rectify.

Also read: How to file income tax return online

Check the common error guides provided by many professional tax consultants on their websites. This would help you in checking on how to correct the data.

You need to retrieve the XML file which you have used to file the income tax returns online if you have stored it. This is the Excel document which you have used to update income tax return and uploaded into Income tax website. If this is readily available, you can use it, else you need to re-create this XML file with all details available in the CPC intimation.

Please note that you can rectify your income tax return within 4 years from the completion of financial year.

Step-by-Step process on how to file income tax rectification online

Step-1: Keep the Intimation letter ready which is received under section 143 (1) from Income tax department, Central Processing Centre, Bangalore for the Income Tax returns filed by you online for AY 2009-10 or later.

Step-2: Verify the intimation to see the computations as per CPC records. The computations or information provided might be incorrect. Identify all such cases on a piece of paper separately.

Step-3: Review the Common Error guide to know the variations in your income tax return.

Step-4: As indicated above, you need to keep the XML file ready which is either filled in earlier with necessary modifications now or which is created now with the correct information. The complete return should be filled including TDS and Tax payment schedules. Please note that your filled in XML file is your revised Income tax return, means, don’t think you just need to file only rectified data. You need to file the complete ITR with corrected data. However, there should not be any revision in income figures or new claims since then the rectification of income tax request would be rejected or rectification would be delayed. It may be noted that this facility is only for correcting mistakes apparent from record.

Step-5: After the Income tax return data is corrected then the xml can be generated from the excel software. This is the income tax rectification XML file.

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Step-6: Visit site http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and go to below path:

My Account-> Rectification-> Rectification upload

Step-7: Fill in necessary details from the intimation sheet like Assessment year, CPC ref no etc. which will be verified to ascertain that only the taxpayer in possession of the Intimation from CPC would be able to submit a rectification request.

Step-8: Fill in details of Schedules where changes have been made and reasons for seeking rectification in income tax.

Step-9: Please note if your address has been changed in the rectification XML file, you should check the address changed checkbox to ensure that the new address is updated else the old address as per e-return only will be used.

Step-10: Now upload the Rectification XML file. Validations will be done to ascertain that only mistakes apparent from record are sought to be rectified

Step-11: Upon successful upload, Rectification Request number and acknowledgement will be displayed.

In case Bank Account Number is changed in rectification XML as compared to Bank Account number as per e-return then the rectification request is only PROVISIONALLY uploaded. A response sheet will be displayed, which has to be filled and a cancelled cheque attached and sent to CPC Bangalore. Only upon receipt of this response sheet at CPC Bangalore rectification request will be finally accepted and acknowledgement generated.

Step-12 (If applicable): The rectification request can be withdrawn within 7 days if uploaded by mistake or the request needed to be amended. Only one rectification request can be submitted at any time. Any rectification request after submission has to be processed at CPC before the next rectification request for the same PAN and AY can be submitted.

Step-13: The income tax rectification request will be processed at CPC and either the rectification will be issued or the request would be rejected.

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How to file income tax rectification online for any errors in ITR

Suresh KP

355 comments

  1. Hi,

    While filling the rectification request on incometax india website, what to fill in the column "Income Chargeable under the head salaries" ? Do we need to fill the amount as mentioned in FORM 16 ( field  6 in that )or the amount mentioned in Form 26 AS.Called CPC also but they cant resolve this as they know only the process. Please help.

    Regards,

    Amit

    1. Amit, Form-16 shows “Income from salaries” and form 26AS shows “Tax paid”. You should fill the data as per form-16 and indicate the tax paid by you as per form 26AS. It would finally show that there is no further tax payable. Check and let me know

  2. Hi Suresh,

    While filing return for 2011 – 12, instead of giving details under Details of Tax Deducted at Source from SALARY [As per FORM 16 issued by Employer(s)] scetion, I have given it under Advance Tax and Self Assessment Tax payments section. First time without checking properly, I have filed rectifiation. But again demand has been given againg taht. So now I am in process of filing rectification again after see. But befor that i need to generate xml. For some fields I am not knowing what to fill.. Please help me out for the following fields: Return filed under section, Whether original or revised return?(I am sure it is revised. Just want to confirm), If revised, enter Receipt no / Date(what date/receipt no?). Please reply ASAP if possible as I dont want to prolong it…

    1. Indu, Point no.1 correct. Second is the refernec number you would have received on your e-mail from CPC, IT Dept, Bangalore after you have submitted your IT return online + hard copy couriered. There would be a reference number in the email. You need to specify the ref no and date.

  3. Hi,

    My case is little complicated. My emloyer had not deposited my TDS for financial year 2011-12(assesment year 2012-13). They had just issued xls having tax computation and form 16 was never provided to me. I had done numerous follow-up with them but they never deposited TDS. This happen with all the employees of that company.  Last date to file ITR was coming close so I deposited tax from my own  pocket and filled ITR of that year. I had sent a compalin for same via registered post. Now they are asking for interest on tax paid under section 143 (1). In my case employed should held responsible for it rather than targeting individual. What should I do in this case.

    1. Punit, IT law is something different. It says it is the responsibility of the employee to pay tax. In case of default from employer, still employee need to settle tax and you can settle with employer. In my personal opinion, we cannot do anything except for paying the interest amount and put the request to your employer and claim Tax+interest.

  4. Hi,

     

    I just sumbitted the returns file in the website http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in

    I have wrongly filled my address and the date of the submission in the excel and uploaded the xml file in the website. it has also reflected in the acknowledge also. now how to change this? i am not to upload it again snice i have submitteb already the form ITR-!.

     

    please advice

    1. Hi Prasanna, You can submit the rectification of ITR only after you get acknowledgement from CPC Bangalore. Since you just submitted, my suggestion is to proceed and send necessary signed documents to CPC Bangalore. Once you get acknowledgment to your email ID, you can do the rectification online.

      1. will be there any problem since i have entered wrong info in the online?

        ok then i will send the document to bangalore via post after that i can able to change the address and date via rectification of ITR.. so once again after correction do i need to send the necessary signed documents to CPC Bangalore? 

        please advice

  5. thank for such a helpfull information.

    i wroungly put gross salery insted of taxable salery in ITR of AY 2011-12, because of this income tax dept issued tax demmand letter to me, but in actual i paid extar tax  and it will be refund,  now can i change these salery income  figers by rectification.

    1. Tds was made on 23-11-2009 and 23-2-2010.  Treasury Dept., has informed me that online filing of Form-24G for the first time came into force from 04/2010.  So, there was mis-match between TDS and my Form-26AS.  What to do?  Please guide me.

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