Things to know about ITR-U Return
ITR - U Return was introduced from 1st April 2022,
ie AY 2022-23. As per sec 139(8A) of Income-tax Act, Assessee can
update his/her ITR filing ITR-U. The assessee can avail of this facility if he
has made any omission or wrong statement in the earlier return of income filed
by the assessee including original return, Belated return or revised return.
This facility can also be availed by the assessee if he has missed to file the
return of income within the deadline.
Assessee shall be eligible to file only one updated
return for each assessment year. However assessee cannot file the updated
return if search or survey or prosecution intiatted against such person or
assessement/ reassessement/ revision/ recomputation is pending or
completed.
In accordance with Section 139(8A) of the Income
Tax Act, a taxpayer has 24 months from the conclusion of the applicable
assessment year to file an Updated ITR.
In order to take advantage of the benefits of
section 139(8A), the assessee must pay additional tax calculated as follows:
·
25% of tax, HEC, SC, and interest as calculated
above, if an updated return is to be filed within 12 months from the end of the
assessment year.
·
50% of tax, HEC, SC, and interest as calculated above
if an updated return is to be filed after 12 but before 24 months.
Comments
Post a Comment