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Period of limitation prescribed under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Understand the statutory time limits for filings, applications, approvals, and settlement processes under the Income-tax Act, incl...

November 20, 2025 5472 Views 1 comment Print

Late Claim Withdrawal or Fresh Claims via Time-Barred Revised Return not allowed: SC

Income Tax : Supreme Court rulings in Wipro and Shriram Investments mandate strict adherence to return filing deadlines: fresh claims/withdra...

November 4, 2025 1224 Views 0 comment Print

From Panic To Relief – All About Filing A Revised Income Tax Return

Income Tax : A revised tax return helps you correct mistakes in your ITR filing. Learn who can file, the deadline, and how to file a revised re...

September 22, 2025 15303 Views 0 comment Print

Forgot to Claim Deduction? File Revised Income Tax Return u/s 139(5) Before Deadline

Income Tax : Learn about filing a revised income tax return under Section 139(5) to correct mistakes. Understand the deadlines, scope of revisi...

September 19, 2025 8187 Views 1 comment Print

Income tax Return filing New Dates for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25)

Income Tax : Understand Section 139 of the Income Tax Act, its implications on return filing due dates, and the changes for FY 2023-24. Learn a...

April 8, 2024 21603 Views 0 comment Print


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Request for Extension of date of Revised Return of Income Tax

Income Tax : The banks have almost reported wrong information to the department. The interest reported is twice/thrice than interest shown by t...

April 7, 2021 38013 Views 8 comments Print

Retain existing time limit for filing of revised tax return: ICAI

Income Tax : Section 139(5) - Reduction in time limit for filing revised return - Retention of existing time limit for filing of revised tax re...

March 4, 2017 7038 Views 0 comment Print


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SEZ Lease Rentals Are Business Income, Not House Property: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT reaffirmed that lease rentals from SEZ and IT Parks along with amenities are taxable as business income. The rulin...

May 11, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

Revised ITR u/s 139(5) was allowed only for errors in the original return

Income Tax : A taxpayer could submit a revised return u/s 139(5) only when it discovered a bona fide omission or incorrect statement in the ori...

April 24, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Order Set Aside for Ignoring Valid Revised Return Filed Within Time

Income Tax : The Court held that once a revised return is filed, the original return stands obliterated. Ignoring the revised return was treate...

April 13, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

Set-Off of Capital Loss Beyond 8 Years Denied; 50% Deduction on Interest Allowed: ITAT Panaji

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld denial of loss set-off as the statutory eight-year limit for carrying forward capital losses had expired. It r...

March 28, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore Quashes U/s 143(3) Assessment for Want of U/s 153C Jurisdiction

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that where incriminating documents relating to an assessee are found during a search conducted on another ...

February 20, 2026 462 Views 0 comment Print


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Income Tax Return, Tax Audit due date & Other dates extended

Income Tax : The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is 31st July 2021 under sub-section (1) of s...

May 20, 2021 166263 Views 24 comments Print


Set off of Brought Forward Losses of Merged Division in Revised Return allowed by ITAT

June 24, 2020 7020 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Padma Logistics & Khanij Pvt. Ltd (Madras High Court) The issue under consideration is whether the set off of brought forward losses and unabsorbed depreciation of merged division in revised return is justified in law?  In present case, the assessee Company had filed the original return of income on 28.09.2010 showing total income […]

Loss claimed in Revised Return allowable despite Non-disclosure in Original Return

March 1, 2020 39354 Views 0 comment Print

Where return was revised under section 139(5), therefore, the original return filed under section 139(1) would not survive and hence, the claim of loss not made in original return but claimed in revised return had to be allowed.

Revised Return by amalgamating companies | Section 139(5)?

February 6, 2020 9522 Views 0 comment Print

Provisions of Section 139(5) do not apply strictly to a situation of filing of revised Returns of Income by amalgamating companies under an approved Scheme of Arrangements and Amalgamation Dalmia Power Limited and Another Vs. ACIT (Supreme Court); Civil Appeal Nos. 9496-99 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 19678-681 of 2019); 18/12/2019 The […]

SC on Revise return by Amalgamated Company

January 5, 2020 16722 Views 0 comment Print

Dalmia Power Limited Vs ACIT (Supreme Court of India) When the companies merged and amalgamated into another, the amalgamating companies lost their separate identity and character, and ceased to exist upon the approval of the Schemes of Amalgamation. Every scheme of arrangement and amalgamation must provide for an Appointed Date. The Appointed Date is the […]

Sec. 139(5) not applies to revised return filed as per NCLT scheme

May 22, 2019 5004 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Dalmia Power Limited Vs ACIT (Madras High Court) a) The scheme of arrangement and amalgamation approved by the National Company Law Tribunal under Section 391 of the Companies Act gives statutory force to enable the respective petitioners to file the revised returns of income beyond the prescribed period and Section 139(5) of the Income […]

Revised Return and Belated Income Tax Return Filing

March 4, 2019 22557 Views 3 comments Print

Learn how to correct mistakes in your Income Tax Return and file a Revised Return to rectify errors. Get the necessary information and deadline for filing the revised return.

Revision of Income Tax Return U/S 139(5): रिटर्न में गलती होने पर क्या करे?

February 23, 2019 11439 Views 1 comment Print

Filing of Revise Return us 139 (5) – कई बार इनकम टैक्स रिटर्न को फाइल करते समय कुछ गलती हो जाती है, या कुछ Item Return में नहीं दिखाते, या कभी कोई Deduction क्लेम करना भूल जाते है, या कई बार कुछ Information Return फाइल करने के बाद Knowledge में आती है, तो ऐसी स्थित्ति […]

Return filed cannot be rejected without giving an opportunity to Assessee

January 10, 2019 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Zeenath International Supplies Vs CIT (High Court Madras) Sub-Section (9) of Section 139 of the Act is beneficial  provision to the assessee, which provides them an opportunity to rectify the defects. Since  the intention being that the assessment proceedings are an outcome of dialogue and discussion, the Assessing Officer is entitled to clarify all issues by issuing notice to the assessee and calling upon them to produce […]

Section 139(5) – Revised Income Tax return

July 12, 2018 839211 Views 188 comments Print

An assessee who is required to file a return of income is entitled to revise the return of income originally filed by him to make such amendments, additions or changes as may be found necessary by him. Such a revised return may be filed by the assessee at any time before the assessment is made. There is no limit under the income tax Act in respect of the number of time for which the return of income may be revised by the assessee. However, if a person deliberately files a false return he will be liable to be imprisoned under section 277 and the offence will not be condoned by filing a revised return.

Revised return not become invalid merely for filing after issue of Notice U/s. 143(2)

June 22, 2018 6780 Views 0 comment Print

There is no bar / restriction in the provisions of section 139(5) of the Act that the assessee cannot file a revised return of income after issuance of notice under section 143(2) of the Act. It is trite law, the assessee can file a revised return of income even in course of the assessment proceedings, provided, the time limit prescribed under section 139(5) of the Act is available. That being the case, the revised return of income filed by the assessee under section 139(5) of the Act cannot be held as invalid.

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