Common issues while filing ITR and their resolutions to know

The CBDT urges taxpayers to report foreign income and assets accurately in ITRs. With the rise of online ITR filing, common issues like pre-filled name mismatches and unreflected taxes arise. Steps to resolve these issues are provided.

Common issues while filing ITR and their resolutions

Common issues while filing ITR and their resolutions

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Recently, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) advised all taxpayers to carefully review their foreign income and assets and report them accurately in their Income Tax Returns (ITRs).

These days, a lot of individual tax payers are interested in filing their ITRs all by themselves online. The reason is attributed to make some savings, instead of paying an expert to file the returns on their behalf who charge something between Rs 500 to Rs 1500.

But sometimes, a user faces some common issues while filing ITRs. Here are steps how to overcome such challenges online/offline mode.

These are usually two types of issues faced during facing ITRs- issues faced during filing ITRs and general issues.

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Issues Faced During Filing ITRs

If you are facing the error that pre-filled name mismatch, you should update the profile details and start new filing. The ITR can be filed in offline or online mode. If filing in offline mode, import latest prefilled JSON from e-file tab on e-filing portal. Any update to the profile information will not reflected in case of resume filing. Hence, you can start new filing 30 minutes after the changes made to the profile information.

Some taxpayers also report that they have paid self-assessment tax but the same is not reflected in prefilled taxes paid details. If facing such issues, you can fill the details of your challan manually by clicking on add details tab in the advance tax and self-assessment tax payment details available under scheduled taxes paid.

If you are coming up an issue which says that chapter VI A deductions are greyed out in ITR while filing ITR 1, note that from assessment year 2024-25 new tax regime has become the default tax regime.

In the new tax regime, Chapter VI A deductions cannot be claimed, except deductions under sections- 80CCD (2), 80 CCH, 80 JJAA as per the provisions of section 115 BAC of Income Tax Act, 1961.

To claim the deduction, click on Yes to opt out of the new tax regime in personal information section of ITR.

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