A big relief for taxpayers in recent amendment of Income Tax Act

Desirable relief for taxpayers. They can nowadays not only file a reviewed income tax return (ITR) subsequently a notice has been distributed by the Income Tax Department, however, even the tax assistance requested by them in the reviewed return can’t be shown off by taxmen just claiming the reviewed ITR has been filed later the issue of notice.

In the event of Vignesh H. Hinduja Vs Income Tax Officer, Pune, the Maharashtra bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has freshly apprehended that a reviewed return can be kept after the issue of a notice and the assistance claimed therein can’t be short off, though the reviewed ITR has to be tunnelled within the time bounds set out in the Income Tax Act.

Therefore, as per the development judgement by the ITAT, now a person can privilege deduction by filing a reviewed return even later the issue of notice by the Income Tax Department, on condition that the reviewed return is filed within the time-bound agreed under Sec 139(5) of the IT Act.

Let’s learn the actualities of the case in detail:

What had materialized

Pune-based Mahesh Hinduja (the individual) had filed his new return of income for FY 2011–12 on 29th July 2012, asserting an entire income of Rs 4,92,760, However without stating long-term capital gains (LTCG) and not demanding deduction u/s 55 of the Income Tax Act. Far along, on the subject of inspection notice u/s 143(2) by the IT department, the person filed his reviewed return on 20th November 2013 within the time bound as per Sec 139(5). In the reviewed return, he succumbed a rental income of Rs 6,42,650. Further, he stated net LTCG of Rs 49,96,681 and demanded this complete capital gain as deduction u/s 55 by capitalizing an amount of Rs 1,16,00,000 in new house possessions.

“The Assessing Officer recognized the rental income besides net LTCG as income, However, forbidden the deduction claim on lees that the person had filed the reviewed return afterwards issue of notice u/s 143 (2). On a plea by the person, the ITAT alleged that A.O. has trailed a very selective method in this case. He acknowledged the income presented by the person to tax, however, shorn of the deduction on the root of late filing of the reviewed return,” speaks CA Abhishek Soni, Founder, tax2march.in.

The verdict by Tax Tribunal

The ITAT apprehended that as per Sec 139 (5) of the IT Act, a person can sleeve a reviewed return beforehand the end of applicable assessment year or end of the assessment, either is earlier. However, the law nowhere possesses that a person cannot file a reviewed return after the issue of notice by the IT Section.

The ITAT — in its order dated 19.06.2018 — also held that “when the individual has made an entitlement of deduction underneath section 54 of the Act, it is obligatory on the share of the Departmental Authorities to inspect whether a person is entitled to avail the deduction appealed under the held establishment. The Departmental Authorities are not probable to deny person’s valid claim by raising technical demurral.”

It apprehended that the Assessing Officer has accepted a very selective tactic in the esteem of the reviewed return of income filed by the person. A cautious reading of the provisions checked under section 139(5) of the Act will type it clear that if a person notices any omission or incorrect statement in the original return of income, he can sleeve a reviewed return of income at any time-period before the termination of one year from the end of the pertinent assessment year or before accomplishment of the assessment, whichever is former.

The Tax Tribunal then customary aside the directive of the Commissioner (Appeals) and reinstated the issue to the file of the Assessing Officer for groping and consenting the person’s claim of deduction under Section 54 of the IT Act, issue to the contentment of conditions of section 54.

the main relief to individual taxpayers, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has elucidated that the necessities of Section 142(3)(b)(vi) would not be invoked to issue suggestion for any disparities amid the income and deduction in Form 16/16A and Form 26AS.

This round provides relief to individual taxpayers who did not state some of their permitted deductions to their proprietor while creating their annual tax declarations for the drive of Form 16 or entitlement certain other legalized deductions while writing income from house property, income from additional sources, etc.

Numerous taxpayers had established notices for the valuation year 2017–18 under Section 143 (1) (a) seeking illumination regarding the disparity amid the amount of total taxable income as stated in their income tax returns (ITR) against that stated in the tax deductible at source (TDS) credentials of Form 16/16A.

Chapter VI A judgments under section 80D, 80E and 80ITA were deliberate to be denied on the minced that the same was not imitated in Form 16.

Deductions below section 24 for home loans and Section 10 exceptions such as house rent grant were also planned to be forbidden.

Let’s say a worker is getting house rent allowance (HRA). This HRA will be stated as an exception in Form 16 However often taxpayers statement only net chargeable income and do not display the gross income and exemptions distinctly in the tax return.

Likewise, rental income received from house possessions can be exposed after agreeing for a normal deduction of 30 per cent in ITR-1, while form 26AS will show the gross rental income customary from house property.

“It is not nearly possible to link data confined in Form 26AS, Form 16 and Form 16A with the data publicized in the ITR Form. Furthermore, info about a particular head of revenue is available on net base in the return form which brands the contrast involved,” held Amit Maheshwari, companion, Ashok Maheshwari and Associates.

“The CBDT has perhaps realised the criticisms raised by taxpayers and has now elucidated that the changes will not apply in cases where taxpayers have stated their revenues from all financiers in their ITR-1 and the alteration has ascended due to method of calculating taxable income (say, due to allowable deductions) or omissions by staffs at the time of tax announcements to their employers,” held Suraj Nangana, Companion, Nangana & Co.

However, the modification would still smear in case a taxpayer has not stated any head/item of revenue which is otherwise stated in his TDS certificate/ Form 26AS.

Rendering to Nangana, in cases where alterations have already been made by Central Processing Centre (CPC) while giving out ITRs before issuance of this round and tax demands have been elevated, separate taxpayers would need to login into their income tax e-filing and sleeve an online request for alteration of intimation issued below section 143(1).

In the explanation, the taxpayers may give an orientation to the circular now issued by the CBDT.

A new depiction made by the Bombay Chartered Accountant’s Society had piercing out that Form 16 cannot be made the foundation for calculating the total income of an individual.