Form 10AB condonation request for Section 12A is now available for filing on the e-filing portal pursuant to the Finance Act (No. 2), 2024. Refer to proviso to clause (ac) of Section 12A(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Form 3CEFC (Application for opting for safe harbour for income referred to in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 9 chargeable to tax under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession”) is now available for filing on the e-filing portal. Please refer notification by CBDT vide Notification No. 124/2024

The list of banks available for e-Pay Tax service at e-Filing portal is provided in the Latest Updates dated.

Due date of filing of report of the accountant in Form 56F as required to be filed under sub-section (8) of section 10AA read with sub-section (5) of section 10A of the Act, for Assessment year 2024-25 has been extended from the specified date under section 44AB of the Act to 31.03.2025 vide CBDT Circular No. 2/2025 dated Feb. 18th, 2025.

Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 update;

CBDT, vide notification no. 8/2025, makes the following order to remove the difficulty in respect of Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 arisen in situations where,–– (a) an order in case of a person had been passed on or before the specified date i.e. the 22nd day of July, 2024; (b) the time for filing an appeal in respect of such order was available as on the said date; (c) appeal in respect of such order was filed after the said date within the stipulated time as applicable for filing of such appeal; and (d) aforesaid appeal is filed without any application for condonation of delay;:

(i) in the case of such a person, aforesaid appeal shall be considered as pending as on the 22nd day of July, 2024 for the purposes of the said Scheme; (ii) such a person shall be considered as an appellant for the purposes of the said Scheme; (iii) in such a case, disputed tax shall be calculated on the basis of such appeal; and (iv) the provisions of the said Scheme and the rules framed thereunder shall apply accordingly in such a case.

For more details please refer CBDT Notification  No. 8/2024 dated 20^th January, 2025.

Notification

An Updated return can be furnished u/s 139(8A) of the Income Tax Act 1961 by any person, whether or not he has furnished a return under sub-section (1) or sub-section (4) or sub-section (5), for an assessment year (herein referred to as the relevant assessment year), of his income or the income of any other person in respect of which he is assessable under this Act, for the previous year relevant to such assessment year, in the prescribed form 61 at any time within twenty-four months from the end of the relevant assessment year.

The provision of section 139(8A) shall not apply, if the updated return,—

(a) is a return of a loss; or

(b) has the effect of decreasing the total tax liability determined on the basis of return furnished under sub-section (1) or sub-section (4) or sub-section (5); or

(c) results in refund or increases the refund due on the basis of return furnished under sub-section (1) or sub-section (4) or sub-section (5), of such person under this Act for the relevant assessment year:

Further, a person shall not be eligible to furnish an updated return under this sub-section, where—

(a) a search has been initiated under section 132 or books of account or other documents or any assets are requisitioned under section 132A in the case of such person; or

(b) a survey has been conducted under section 133A, other than sub-section (2A) of that section, in the case of such person; or

(c) a notice has been issued to the effect that any money, bullion, jewellery or valuable article or thing, seized or requisitioned under section 132 or section 132A in the case of any other person belongs to such person; or

(d) a notice has been issued to the effect that any books of account or documents, seized or requisitioned under section 132 or section 132A in the case of any other person, pertain or pertains to, or any other information contained therein, relate to, such person, for the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which such search is initiated or survey is conducted or requisition is made and any assessment year preceding such assessment year:

No updated return can be furnished by any person for the relevant assessment year, where—

(a) an updated return has been furnished by him under this sub-section for the relevant assessment year; or

(b) any proceeding for assessment or reassessment or recomputation or revision of income under this Act is pending or has been completed for the relevant assessment year in his case; or

(c) the Assessing Officer has information in respect of such person for the relevant assessment year in his possession under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976) or the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) or the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003) or the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (22 of 2015) and the same has been communicated to him, prior to the date of furnishing of return under this sub-section; or

(d) information for the relevant assessment year has been received under an agreement referred to in section 90 or section 90A in respect of such person and the same has been communicated to him, prior to the date of furnishing of return under this sub-section; or

(e) any prosecution proceedings under the Chapter XXII have been initiated for the relevant assessment year in respect of such person, prior to the date of furnishing of return under this sub-section; or

(f) he is such person or belongs to such class of persons, as may be notified by the Board in this regard:

Provided also that if any person has sustained a loss in any previous year and has furnished a return of loss in the prescribed form within the time allowed under sub-section (1) and verified in the prescribed manner and containing such other particulars as may be prescribed, he shall be allowed to furnish an updated return where such updated return is a return of income:

Provided also that if the loss or any part thereof carried forward under Chapter VI or unabsorbed depreciation carried forward under sub-section (2) of section 32 or tax credit carried forward under section 115JAA or under section 115JD is to be reduced for any subsequent previous year as a result of furnishing of return of income under this sub-section for a previous year, an updated return shall be furnished for each such subsequent previous year.

Enhancing Tax Transparency on Foreign Assets and Income.

Refer annexure and step by step guide