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E-verify an updated return in time
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Facts
Yes. Like any return, an updated return must be verified within 30 days of uploading, or it is treated as not filed.
Provisions and law
- Sec 139(8A), Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 263(6), Income-tax Act 2025)Updated return within 48 months from the end of the relevant assessment year, once per year, not to reduce tax or raise a refund.
- Rule 12, Income-tax Rules 1962 (now Rule 164, Income-tax Rules 2026)Prescribes how returns are verified.
Analysis
Verify by Aadhaar OTP, EVC through bank or demat, or DSC. If verified late, the date of verification may be treated as the filing date, which could push you into a higher band. Verify the same day to be safe.
Conclusion
- Choose a verification method.
- Verify immediately after upload.
- Download the acknowledgement.
- Check the status in View Filed Returns.
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Updated return, ITR-U, Sec 263(6) (old 139(8A))
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