Received a Defective ITR Notice? Here's Why and How to Fix It

Received a Defective ITR Notice

Received a Defective ITR Notice: People are now very confused and worried as several taxpayers have received notices from the Income Tax Office that stated their anxious Tax returns (ITR) is ‘defective’.

What does a defective return notice mean?

This defective return notice is sent by Tax authorities under Section 139 (9) to your registered email when there are any mistakes in your personal information or problems with your ITR.

Such mistakes include missing details, calculation errors, or other mistakes. These notices are sent so that taxpayers can make the proper corrections and make sure that their tax returns are up-to-date and precise.

If a taxpayer receives a defective return notice from the Tax authorities, they must respond to it within 15 days.

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Follow the below steps to know what you need to do:

• You must revise your return to correct the mistakes that the Income Tax Department pointed out within the time frame of 15 days.
• If you are unable to correct the mistakes on the due date then you have to ask for more time from the Income Tax Department.
• If the corrections aren’t done in the prescribed period then your tax return may tend as an invalid return and you might levied an interest, a fine, inability to forward losses, and the loss of certain exemptions.

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How to fix a defective ITR?

To rectify your defective ITR then follow the below-mentioned steps:

• First, Taxpayers need to visit the official e-filing site.
• Enter your PAN number and password to log in.
• After that, click on "e-Proceedings” and then Click on "View Notices/Orders" to check the message about your defective return.
• Read the notice carefully to find out about the mistakes in your tax return.
• Then bring all the data and papers you need to make corrections which might include revised bank information, missing TDS certificates, or other documents.
• Click on the notice in the "e-proceedings" section and pick the appropriate response.
• Then you will be taken to a new page where you will be able to upload the required documents.
• Make corrections as per the notice which might include updating income information, adding supporting papers, or updating missing details.
• After you have made all the necessary changes, send the updated return through the e-filing site.
• The Income Tax Department will send you a confirmation message if they receive your updated return.

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