FY 2018-19 Revised Income Tax Return Filing: Step by step guide on how to do it online

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New Delhi: Bringing respite to the Income Tax filers, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had on July 29 extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for FY 2018-19 (AY 2019-20) from  July 31, 2020 to September 30, 2020 due to coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The CBDT had also said that an individual can also file a revised ITR for FY2018-19 within this deadline. 

"In view of the constraints due to the Covid pandemic & to further ease compliances for taxpayers, CBDT extends the due date for filing of Income Tax Returns for FY 2018-19 (AY 2019-20) from 31st July, 2020 to 30th September, 2020," the Income Tax Department said in a tweet.

In view of the constraints due to the Covid pandemic & to further ease compliances for taxpayers, CBDT extends the due dt for filing of Income Tax Returns for FY 2018-19(AY 2019-20) from 31st July, 2020 to 30th September, 2020,vide Notification in S.O. 2512(E) dt 29th July, 2020. pic.twitter.com/Wlzvf8S83x

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 29, 2020

It is to be noted that this is the third extension given by the Centre to taxpayers to file both original and revised tax returns for 2018-19 fiscal. In March, the Centre had extended the due date from March 31 to June 30 due to coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Later in June, the date was again extended by a month till July 31.

Here is a step by step guide on how to file revised income tax return online

• Visit the income tax portal incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
  
• Login to the online portal by using your ID, Password
  
• Click on the 'e-file' button and click 'Income Tax Return' link
  
• You will land on Income Tax Return Page
  
• Your Pan card details will pe auto populated
  
• Select the Assessment Year
  
• Select the ITR form Number
  
• Select 'Filing Type', you will select 'Revised Return' for this purpose
  
• Select Submission Mode and 'Submit Online'
  
• In the Online ITR Form under the 'General Information' tab, choose the 'Return Filing Section' as 'Revised return under section 139 (5) and 'Return filing type' as 'Revised'
  
• Now enter the 'Acknowledgement number' and 'Dat of filing' of the original return filed
  
• Here you can fill or correct the relevant details of the online ITR Form and submit the ITR
  
• Now you can either e-Verify the returns or send the ITR-V through post to the Income Tax Department in Bangaluru

Revised return can be filed online under Section 139(5) of the Income Tax Act. If a person after furnishing the Income Tax Return finds any mistake, omission or any wrong statement then he/she is liable for a revised ITR filing. It can be mistake in the name spelling, bank account number etc.  The revised IT return should be filed within prescribed time limit.