Filing of Updated/ Income Tax Return for the Financial Years 2021-22 and 2022-23
Filing of Updated/ Income Tax Return for the Financial Years 2021-22 and 2022-23 Background: The Finance Minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget Speech of 2022 has mentioned: “India is growing at an accelerated pace and people are undertaking multiple financial transactions. The Income Tax Department has established a robust framework of reporting of taxpayers' transactions. In this context, some taxpayers may realize that they have committed omissions or mistakes in correctly estimating their income for tax payment. To provide an opportunity to correct such errors, I am proposing a new provision permitting taxpayers to file an Updated Return on payment of additional tax. This updated return can be filed within two years from the end of the relevant assessment year. In this context, it is also equally important to note that some of the Assessees have not filed or failed to or forgot to fil...