How to E-file Revised Return on ClearTax

Step by step guide that will help you file a revised return.

Updated on : Aug 01, 2022 - 06:35:42 PM

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Have you made any errors while filing your income tax return? Then you might want to e-file a revised return to rectify the error. Here’s a quick and easy way to file a revised return using ClearTax.

From the Financial Year 2016-17, even a return filed belatedly (after the due date) can be revised. This was not the case earlier. Only a return that had been originally filed before the due date could be revised for years prior to FY 2016-17.

Budget 2022 update
The government has proposed ‘Updated return’ that the taxpayers can file for any mistake or omission made in filing an income tax return on payment of additional tax.

Here is a step-by-step guide that will help you file a revised return.

If you have filed ITR through ClearTax

Step 1:

Log in to you your ClearTax account. Once you’ve logged in, go to the profile icon and click ‘My Tax Returns’ from the drop down.

Step 2:

Click on the ‘View Details’ button for the entity for which you want to revise returns. Remember, you can only revise the returns that have already been filed.

Step 3:

On the Tax Summary screen click on ‘Mark your ITR as revised’.

Step 4:

Click on the link ‘click here’ provided under ‘Your Tax Return is marked as “Revised”’.

Step 5:

Make the necessary changes in the respective sections.

Step 6:

Once you are done with the changes, click on the ‘Proceed to e-file’ button in tax summary screen and complete your filing process of revised ITR.