Find
A return filed in the wrong form can be treated as defective. The fix is to file a revised return in the correct form, or respond to a Sec 139(9) (now Sec 263(7)) defect notice if one arrives.
ITR
Wrong ITR form filed
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Provisions
Sec 139(5), Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 263(5), Income-tax Act 2025); Sec 139(9), Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 263(7), Income-tax Act 2025)
Analysis
Example: you filed ITR-1 but sold mutual funds with a short-term gain of ₹45,000, which ITR-1 does not allow. File a revised return in ITR-2, include the gain and pay any tax. If a defect notice has already come, respond within 15 days by filing the corrected return in that response.
Close
- Check which form fits your income
- Prepare the return in the correct form
- File as revised return under section 139(5)
- If a defect notice came, respond within 15 days instead
- E-verify
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