The assessee is provided with the lower tax refunds with respect to their claimed figures towards furnishing the ITR of FY 2020-21. The reason behind that is the latest income tax portal does not acknowledge the full tax credit available in Form 26AS towards these tax return filers. In this situation, the assessee would furnish a rectification request beneath section 154 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 to avail the balance tax refund
What is Rectification Request U/S 154?
After furnishing the ITR the income tax department process the return and gives a circular. The circular includes the information of the return furnished by the taxpayer and the figures which the department holds.
If there will be any mismatch that is the demand or more refund with respect to what you availed in the return then you would perform the mentioned objective:
- File a Rectification Request under Section 154
- Agree with the Demand and Pay the Tax
What Kind of Errors Could be Amended Through Filing the Rectification?
Beneath section 154(1) income tax department permits a rectification request to amend the errors when there is an obvious error in your ITR.
The mentioned errors will be handled by filing the rectification request on the Income-tax portal:
- An Error of Fact
- An Arithmetic Mistake
- A Small Clerical Error
- An Error Due to Overlooking Compulsory Provisions of Law
There are some instances of these errors:
- A Mismatch in Tax Credit
- Advance Tax Mismatch
- Gender Cited Wrongly
- Further Information not Submitted for Capital Gains at the Time of Filing Return
Do not utilize the rectification request to amend the bank account or address information of your ITR.
When Could Rectification Request be Furnished?
Only towards the returns, the rectification request would get furnished that are formerly processed in CPC Banglore. A rectification shall not get filed if there is a change in the income on rectifying the mistake. Towards the concern, an amended ITR must be furnished. No newer deductions or exemptions would be permitted to avail.
Who Furnishes the Rectification Request?
A rectification request would be furnished by you or the income tax authority could upon its own amend the mistake and is obvious.
Should the Rectification Request be Furnished Online?
If the ITR was furnished online then the online rectification needs to get furnished.
Below is the procedure to furnish the rectification request upon the latest e-filing tax portal on the website of the income tax departments.
Steps to File Tax Rectification Request Under Section 154
Step 1: Log in to the e-Filing portal using your valid user ID and password.
Step 2: Under Services, click Rectification Request on the ITR new portal.
Step 3: On the Rectification page, click New Request.
Step 4a: PAN will be auto-filled. Choose the Income Tax or Wealth Tax from the drop-down menu. In this, we shall opt for the income tax.
Step 4b: Choose the Assessment Year from the dropdown. Tap Continue.
Note: One should furnish the current intimation reference number towards the income tax and tap continue if you opt for the wealth tax option.
Step 5: Rectification requests contain the subsequent classification: Income tax rectification towards the Tax Credit Mismatch Correction
Choose the Request Type as Tax Credit Mismatch Correction
Step 6: The schedules towards the request type get automatically filled up as per the records in the processed return. To edit or delete a schedule, choose the same and then tap edit or delete.
Step 7: Tap Continue to submit the request.
Step 8: The taxpayer shall be carried to the e-verification page upon submission.
You must ensure to e-verify the request towards rectification on the new ITR portal.
Essential Notes for Rectification Request Under Section 154
Post 4 years from the finish of the Financial year where the intimation u/s 143(1) was passed, one is not subjected to pose out the rectification request in the Income-tax.
- If you utilized DSC (Digital Signature Certificate) to e-verify your Income-tax return, one should indeed practice DSC to e-verify your rectification request. Your DSC must be active, not expired, and registered through e-Filing. If one does not then he will be rendered to the register or Update Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) page to execute that.
- The rectification request shall not be amended by anyone, and also one is not able to withdraw it. One would submit an additional rectification request post to manage the initial rectification request in CPC.
- The request for the rectification is only be entitled to the returns that have previously been processed by the CPC.
- The prescribed cases would furnish the rectification request on the e-filing portal if they obtain the order or notice from the CPC beneath section 143(1): Registered taxpayers ERIs (who have added client PAN); Authorized Signatories and Representatives.
