There is a relief news for taxpayers. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has given a big relief regarding those Income Tax Returns (ITR) which were wrongly declared invalid due to technical glitches. Now all such returns, which were e-filed till 31 March 2024, will be processed till 31 March 2026.

CBDT had received complaints that the Income Tax Centralized Processing Center (CPC) in Bengaluru had mistakenly rejected some returns due to technical reasons. Returns whose valid processing deadline was 31 December 2024 can now be processed till 2026 under the new order. That is, those whose ITR was declared invalid earlier can now expect relief.

Exemption given under section 119, refund will also be available

The CBDT has relaxed the time limit under section 119 of the Income Tax Act. Now, these taxpayers will be sent a notice of return processing under section 143(1) by March 31, 2026. After this, if a refund is due, it will also be available—although a condition will apply. The important thing is that if someone’s PAN and Aadhaar are not linked, then they will not be given any tax refund. It has been clarified that Circular 03/2023 will be applicable in such cases.

You can still file ITR

If you have not been able to file your ITR for the financial year 2024-25 yet, then do not worry. Its last date is 15 September 2025. If this date is also missed, then belated return can be filed till 31 December 2025. Even after this, if any mistake is made, then the option of filing updated return is available for 4 years after the end of the assessment year.

Who will get the benefit?

This decision will benefit lakhs of taxpayers whose ITR was declared invalid due to technical reasons and whose refund or tax adjustment was stuck till now. Now these cases will be reconsidered and the processing of those who had e-filed on time will be completed by 2026. According to CA Mohit Gupta, this decision is a big step in the right direction. This exemption given under section 119 will provide relief to those taxpayers who were stuck due to technical reasons.

You can also fill ITR yourself

Let us tell you that if your income is limited to salary, rent or some common investments, then you do not need any CA or expert to file Income Tax Return (ITR). This work has now become very easy, fast and safe on the government’s official website incometax.gov.in . Here you get the ITR form pre-filled, like your salary, bank interest and TDS information is already entered. Just check it carefully once, and if needed, make changes and fill the rest of the information.

However, if your income includes business, capital gains from selling shares or assets abroad, it would be better to take the help of a Chartered Accountant (CA). This will help you to follow the tax rules properly and there will be no scope for error.

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Therefore, it is important to understand the circumstances under which you can be sent an income tax notice and it is equally important to understand the reason behind sending the notice. This will help you respond to such a notice when you receive it.

Although taxpayers may receive several types of income tax notices, not all of them apply to individuals. Here are some of the tax notices that a salaried individual may receive if errors are found in their ITR:

Section 143(1)(a) tax notice

This tax notice is called Intimation Notice (Intimation Under Section 143(1) of Income Tax Act ) and is sent when the tax department has successfully processed the ITR submitted by the taxpayer. This intimation notice will indicate whether the calculations submitted in the ITR have been accepted by the income tax department or not. If there is any difference between the calculations filed by you in the return and the calculations made by the tax department, the reason for the same will also be mentioned in the intimation notice.

Possible reasons behind receiving 143(1) mismatch intimation notice: Such intimations can be issued in case of ITRs filed under section 139(1)/139(5) as well as ITRs filed in response to a notice issued under section 142(1). A taxpayer may receive a mismatch intimation notice due to reasons such as difference between the income calculated as per the ITR filed by the taxpayer and the income calculated as per section 143(1), arithmetical errors, any incorrect claim, incorrect calculation of interest under section 234A/B/C, mismatch of tax return details when compared with Form 26AS, etc.

Time limit to respond to such notices: You need to take action only if there is a difference between your ITR calculation and the tax department’s calculation. If the intimation notice is issued on account of refund or there is no mismatch between your ITR calculation and the tax department’s, you need not respond to the intimation. Taxpayers receiving an intimation under section 143(1)(a) are required to file their response within 30 days from the date of issue of the intimation.

2. Defective Notice Under Section 139(9)

The Income Tax Department can send you this notice under section 139(9) due to incomplete or incorrect information given in the ITR you have filed. ITR can be considered defective due to many reasons. For example, using the wrong ITR form to file ITR.

Some of the common reasons for getting a Defective Return Notice include: Claiming HRA in ITR but not having any HRA component in the salary breakup, claiming TDS on income while filing ITR but not reporting the relevant income. For example, not declaring FD interest in ITR but claiming TDS deducted on such FD.

Till when can defective ITR notice be issued?

This notice can be issued within nine months from the end of the financial year in which the ITR is filed. For ITRs filed for financial year 2023-24, the defective ITR notice can be issued on or before December 31, 2025.

Time limit to respond to defective ITR notice: “If your return is found to be defective, you will have 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice or the time limit mentioned in the notice to rectify the defect in your filed return. However, you can request for an extension of the same.

3. Notice under Section 142(1) of Income Tax Act

This tax notice is also known as inquiry before assessment or reassessment notice. If no ITR has been filed under section 139(1), a notice can be issued to the person to file ITR under section 142(1).

Possible reasons behind this notice: The reason behind issuing this notice is that the tax department wants clarification on why you did not file ITR despite having proof of income above the basic exemption limit. You have to answer all the questions asked by the income tax department and provide the necessary details and documents to support the claims made in your filed ITR. There is no time limit for issuing such a notice.

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Time limit to respond to the notice: Taxpayers have to respond to the notice within the time limit given in the notice which is usually 15 days.

4. Section 143 (2):

This notice is known as scrutiny assessment notice. This notice is sent when the tax department wants to make a detailed assessment of the filed ITR and wants to verify the genuineness of all the claims (income and deductions) made by you.

Possible reasons behind this notice: A notice under section 143(2) may be issued to a taxpayer for the purpose of conducting a scrutiny assessment under section 143(3). Scrutiny assessment is a detail assessment made to verify the genuineness of various claims, deductions, etc. made in the ITR submitted by the taxpayer.

Time limit to respond: Usually 15 days are given to respond to such a notice, however, the time limit to respond to such a notice is given in the notice itself. On receiving this notice, you have to submit your response by uploading the required documents.

5. Section 148:

This notice is sent when there is any income that escapes assessment. This notice is issued when the assessing officer (AO) has any evidence that shows that the taxpayer’s income has escaped assessment in the previous year. The tax department issues a notice under section 148 before issuing a show cause notice under 148A (b) to ask why this case should not be selected for re-assessment.

After receiving the response from the taxpayer or if there is no response from the taxpayer, the income tax department passes its order under section 148A(d), stating whether it is a fit case for reassessment or not.

Till when such notice can be issued : Notice under section 148 can be issued within 3 years and 3 months from the end of the relevant assessment year, if the income escaped assessment does not exceed Rs 50 lakh. However, if the income escaped assessment exceeds Rs 50 lakh, reassessment can be done for 5 years and 3 months for the relevant assessment year.

Time limit to respond: The taxpayer has to respond to the notice within the time limit given in the notice which is generally 30 days.

6. Section 245:

Under this section, the income tax department can set off income tax refund from the current year against any tax dues of a previous year. This adjustment is made only if income tax dues or tax refund is due in the current year.

Possible reasons behind this notice: If you have any pending tax from the previous year which you have not settled or paid, then you can be sent this notice.
When can this notice be issued: There is no time limit for sending this notice.

Time limit to respond: The intimation notice has a time limit, which is usually 30 days. If you have any objection to this notice, or you have already paid the pending tax amount, then also provide proof of tax payment in your response.

Apart from this, some other notices that taxpayers can get include…

Section 154:

If any mistake is found in the claims made in the return after the acceptance of ITR by the Income Tax Authority, then the Income Tax Authority can issue a notice under section 154 to rectify these mistakes.

Section 263:

If the Commissioner of Income-tax (CIT) finds that any order passed by his subordinate officer is erroneous, and is detrimental to the interest of the government, then within 12 months from the end of the year in which the erroneous order was passed, the CIT can issue a notice under section 263 to modify the order passed by his subordinate officer.

Section 131 (1A):

If the Principal Director General, Director General, Principal Director, Director, Assistant Director, Deputy Director etc. have any reason to suspect that income has been concealed, then a notice is issued under section 131 (1A). The taxpayer has to file his reply within the time limit given in the notice, which is usually 30 days.

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About 1.5 crore returns were filed

According to the dashboard available on the Income Tax Department’s portal, more than 12 crore taxpayers have registered themselves so far. More than 1 crore 42 lakh returns have been filed so far. Taxpayers have also verified more than 1 crore 33 lakh filed returns on their behalf. About 40 lakh of them have been processed by the Income Tax Department.

When will the money come into your account?

After the income tax return is processed by the department, taxpayers start getting refunds. If you too have filed income tax returns for the financial year 2023-24 i.e. assessment year 2024-25 and are now waiting for the refund, then today we are going to tell you how long your wait is going to be, that is, when will the refund money be sent to you by the Income Tax Department.

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Usually the process takes this much time

An important step in filing income tax returns is verification. Taxpayers have to verify their returns after filing them. This facility is now available online as well, which is called e-verify. After the return is verified, it usually takes 15 to 45 days to process. If the verification is done offline, it may take longer to process.

This is why the processing takes time

In the income tax return, the taxpayer gives information about the tax deductions and payments made during the entire year. If the tax paid in the relevant period is more than the tax liability of the taxpayer, then a refund is claimed through the return. This is the reason why the Income Tax Department verifies every return carefully. If the information of the claim made by you is recorded in Form-16, then it takes less time to process. If the information in Form-16 is not updated, the processing time increases. After the return is processed, the refund amount is credited to the taxpayer’s bank account.

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