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What is the Section 87A rebate under the New Regime for AY 2025-26 in Virugambakkam, Chennai?

Under Section 87A read with the proviso inserted by Finance Act 2023, a resident individual taxed under Section 115BAC(1A) gets a rebate of up to ₹25,000 if total income does not exceed ₹7,00,000 — making tax NIL up to that threshold. Marginal relief is available where income marginally exceeds ₹7 lakh. Under the Old Regime the Section 87A rebate is capped at ₹12,500 for income up to ₹5,00,000.

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Income Tax E-Filing in Virugambakkam — Plans & Pricing

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Salaried ITR-1
Salaried ITR-1
ITR-1 filed before deadline
₹500one-time

  • ITR-1 Sahaj Salaried up to 50L
  • ITR-2 Capital Gains / Multiple Property
  • ITR-3 Business / Profession Income
  • ITR-4 Sugam Presumptive 44AD / 44ADA
  • NRI / Foreign Income Schedule FA
  • AIS + Form 26AS Full Reconciliation
  • Old vs New Regime Comparison
  • 80C / 80D Deduction Optimisation
  • HRA Exemption Calculation
  • Home Loan Interest Sec 24b Claim
  • Capital Gains Computation + Indexation
  • Crypto / VDA Income 30% tax
  • Tax Advisory Call
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ITR-2 Filing
ITR-2 filed before deadline
₹1,000one-time

  • ITR-1 Sahaj Salaried up to 50L
  • ITR-2 Capital Gains / Multiple Property
  • ITR-3 Business / Profession Income
  • ITR-4 Sugam Presumptive 44AD / 44ADA
  • NRI / Foreign Income Schedule FA
  • AIS + Form 26AS Full Reconciliation
  • Old vs New Regime Comparison
  • 80C / 80D Deduction Optimisation
  • HRA Exemption Calculation
  • Home Loan Interest Sec 24b Claim
  • Capital Gains Computation + Indexation
  • Crypto / VDA Income 30% tax
  • Tax Advisory Call: 1 session
Capital Gains
Capital Gains
Complex returns
₹2,500one-time

  • ITR-1 Sahaj Salaried up to 50L
  • ITR-2 Capital Gains / Multiple Property
  • ITR-3 Business / Profession Income
  • ITR-4 Sugam Presumptive 44AD / 44ADA
  • NRI / Foreign Income Schedule FA
  • AIS + Form 26AS Full Reconciliation
  • Old vs New Regime Comparison
  • 80C / 80D Deduction Optimisation
  • HRA Exemption Calculation
  • Home Loan Interest Sec 24b Claim
  • Capital Gains Computation + Indexation
  • Crypto / VDA Income 30% tax
  • Tax Advisory Call: 2 sessions
Business Returns
Business
ITR -3 & ITR-4
₹3,000one-time

  • ITR-1 Sahaj Salaried up to 50L
  • ITR-2 Capital Gains / Multiple Property
  • ITR-3 Business / Profession Income
  • ITR-4 Sugam Presumptive 44AD / 44ADA
  • NRI / Foreign Income Schedule FA
  • AIS + Form 26AS Full Reconciliation
  • Old vs New Regime Comparison
  • 80C / 80D Deduction Optimisation
  • HRA Exemption Calculation
  • Home Loan Interest Sec 24b Claim
  • Capital Gains Computation + Indexation
  • Crypto / VDA Income 30% tax
  • Tax Advisory Call: 2 sessions

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Capital gains worked from contract notes up

Broker tax P&L is verified at the line-item level. Holding period flags, grandfathered cost for pre-Jan-2018 listed equity under the Section 112A proviso, and the 23-July-2024 rate split are recomputed before any number lands in Schedule CG.

Form 10-IEA history maintained

For business-income clients, the once-in-lifetime opt-out status under Section 115BAC(6) is logged in the engagement file. We do not re-decide the regime each July without knowing whether the reversal door has already been used.

Self-assessment paid before submission

Where Form 16 alone would leave a Section 140A shortfall — second-employer salary, late-discovered FD interest, off-market gain — the challan is paid before the return is uploaded. Section 234B interest accrual past 31st March is shut down at source.

Honest May-to-July calendar

Filing schedule is determined by source mix, not by client preference. Salary-only files in May, mixed-income June, business and audit July or October. The 31st July rush is a distribution problem, not a deadline problem, and we spread the load deliberately.

Section 154 and 143(1) follow-through

Section 143(1) intimations are reviewed within seven days of receipt. Where an adjustment is wrong, a Section 154 rectification or a response under the e-Proceedings facility is filed within the same engagement, not as a new ad-hoc job.

Practice continuity since the manual era

Same firm, same partners, returns filed every year for the same client groups since well before faceless assessment was introduced. When a Section 148 reassessment notice lands eight years out for a return signed today, the working paper is still here and the partner who signed it is still on the line.

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What Virugambakkam Clients Get

Every Income Tax E-Filing engagement delivers measurable, guaranteed outcomes — expert professionals, on time, every time.

Advance Tax Section 234B/234C Avoided
Section 211 advance tax instalments — 15% by 15-Jun, 45% by 15-Sep, 75% by 15-Dec, 100% by 15-Mar — computed and paid on time. Virugambakkam clients with tax liability above ₹10,000 face zero Section 234B/234C interest.
Updated Return ITR-U Filed Cleanly
Where post-filing additional income surfaces, ITR-U under Section 139(8A) filed within 48 months with Section 140B additional tax — protecting Virugambakkam clients from Section 270A under-reporting penalty (50% of tax) and Section 271(1)(c) concealment proceedings.
7-Year Working Papers Retained
Form 16, Form 26AS, AIS download, broker P&L, computation sheet, regime comparison, Form 10-IEA acknowledgement and ITR-V — all retained for 7 years per Rule 6F / Section 44AA, ready for any Section 143(2)/148 reassessment.
Provision-Mapped Computation Sheet
Each entry on the computation sheet carries the underlying section, sub-section and rule. The Virugambakkam assessee receives a working that withstands scrutiny under Section 143(2) and rectification under Section 154 without further reconstruction.
Regime Election Done in Writing
The election under Section 115BAC(6) read with Form 10-IEA is examined annually for business income and at the time of filing for salaried persons. The reasoning is recorded in the working papers, fortifying the once-in-lifetime reversal that the proviso permits.
AIS Feedback Submitted Before Filing
Erroneous entries in the Annual Information Statement are addressed through the feedback module under Rule 114-I. The corrected Taxpayer Information Summary is then used as the reconciliation base. This forecloses the most common ground for adjustment under Section 143(1)(a).
Comparison

Old Regime vs New Regime u/s 115BAC

Why this matters here — Across Virugambakkam, the concentration of healthcare clinics restaurants and boutique retail along the Arcot Road Virugambakkam stretch. Practitioners note that with direct Arcot Road access to KK Nagar Valasaravakkam Porur Junction and Vadapalani.

AspectOld RegimeNew Regime u/s 115BAC
Break-even arithmetic for salaried taxpayerGenerally beneficial where verified Chapter VI-A and Section 10 exemptions (80C plus 80D plus HRA plus 24(b)) exceed ₹4.5 lakh for income around ₹15 lakhBeneficial where the taxpayer cannot substantiate that deduction load — preferred for taxpayers with limited investments, no HRA exposure and no housing loan interest
Statutory anchorSlab rates under the First Schedule to the Finance Act read with Section 4 of the Income Tax Act 1961Concessional slabs under Section 115BAC(1A) inserted by Finance Act 2020 and substituted by Finance Act 2023
Default status for AY 2025-26Opt-in regime — requires affirmative election by furnishing Form 10-IEA before the Section 139(1) due date for taxpayers having business or professional incomeDefault regime by operation of Section 115BAC(1A) for individuals, HUFs, AOPs (other than co-operative societies), BOIs and AJPs
Exit and re-entry ruleSalaried taxpayer with no business income may switch year-on-year; taxpayer with business income gets only one lifetime opt-back into Section 115BAC after exitAvailable every year by default; the lifetime restriction in Section 115BAC(6) bites only on a business-income taxpayer who has exercised the opt-out and later wishes to return
Section 87A rebate ceilingRebate up to ₹12,500 where total income does not exceed ₹5,00,000Rebate up to ₹25,000 where total income does not exceed ₹7,00,000, with marginal relief on income marginally above the ₹7 lakh ceiling
Standard deduction for salary income₹50,000 under Section 16(ia)₹75,000 under Section 16(ia) as substituted by Finance (No. 2) Act 2024
Chapter VI-A deductionsSections 80C, 80D, 80E, 80G, 80TTA, 80TTB and the full Chapter VI-A suite are admissible subject to the respective ceilingsBar under Section 115BAC(2) — only employer's NPS contribution under Section 80CCD(2), Agniveer Corpus Fund under 80CCH(2) and Section 80JJAA are admissible
HRA, LTA and Section 10 exemptionsHRA exemption under Section 10(13A) read with Rule 2A and LTA under Section 10(5) read with Rule 2B are admissible against salaryBoth exemptions are denied by the proviso to Section 115BAC(2); only transport allowance for divyang employees and certain other narrow heads survive
House property interest treatmentSection 24(b) interest up to ₹2,00,000 for self-occupied property is deductible; loss may be set off against other heads subject to the ₹2,00,000 cap of Section 71(3A)Section 24(b) interest on self-occupied property is wholly disallowed; for let-out property interest is allowed but the resulting loss cannot be set off against any other head
Surcharge architecture above ₹5 croreSurcharge slabs of 10/15/25/37 per cent based on income brackets, with the 37 per cent rate kicking in above ₹5 crore for non-capital-gains incomeHighest surcharge capped at 25 per cent by the proviso to Paragraph A of Part I of the First Schedule, eliminating the 37 per cent bracket for opting taxpayers
Carry forward of lossesBusiness and capital-gain losses carry forward and may be set off subject to Sections 70 to 80, including unabsorbed depreciation under Section 32(2)Brought-forward loss and unabsorbed depreciation attributable to disallowed deductions cannot be set off in the New Regime year per the proviso to Section 115BAC(2)
Form prescribed to exercise electionBusiness-income taxpayer files Form 10-IEA on or before the due date under Section 139(1) to opt out of the New RegimeNo separate form for default regime; for salaried-only taxpayers election is made within the ITR itself by ticking the regime field
Documents Required

Documents for Income Tax E-Filing

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Form 16 (Part A & Part B) from each employer
Form 16A from banks NBFCs and other deductors
Form 26AS download (TRACES login or e-filing portal)
AIS / TIS download from Annual Information Statement portal
Bank interest certificate and SB account interest summary
Capital gains broker statement (P&L + tax reports from Zerodha / ICICI Direct etc.)
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Statutory Deadlines

Compliance deadlines that matter

Miss any of these and the next consequence kicks in automatically.

Deadlines in this neighbourhood — Across Virugambakkam, the concentration of healthcare clinics restaurants and boutique retail along the Arcot Road Virugambakkam stretch.

Trigger eventDaysFormConsequence
Furnishing of return for individuals and HUFs not subject to tax auditOn due dateITR-1 / ITR-2 / ITR-3 / ITR-4Section 234A interest at one percent per month on assessed tax and Section 234F fee of ₹5,000 (₹1,000 if total income up to ₹5 lakh)
Furnishing of return for assessees subject to tax audit under Section 44ABOn due dateITR-3 / ITR-5 / ITR-6Section 234A interest plus Section 271B penalty of one-half of one percent of turnover or ₹1,50,000 whichever is less, for the tax audit default
Furnishing of tax audit report by the chartered accountantOn due dateForm 3CA-3CD or 3CB-3CDSection 271B penalty and disqualification of the tax audit benefit; downstream impact on Section 139(9) defect notice
Belated return after the original due date under Section 139(1)On due dateITR-1 to ITR-7 with belated markerLoss of carry-forward (other than house property loss and unabsorbed depreciation) and ineligibility to opt into Section 115BAC old regime
Updated return for an assessment yearOn due dateITR-U with Form ITR-1 to ITR-7 attachmentAdditional tax of 25 percent if filed within 12 months from end of the AY, or 50 percent if filed within 24 months; refund or loss claim is not permitted in ITR-U
Fourth instalment of advance tax (or single instalment for presumptive assessees)On due dateChallan ITNS-280 (minor head 100)Section 234C interest on shortfall against 100 percent and Section 234B interest if cumulative payment falls below 90 percent of assessed tax
Verification of electronically transmitted return by EVC or signed ITR-V30 daysITR-V (signed) or EVC / DSC affirmationReturn is treated as never furnished; Section 234F fee on subsequent fresh filing if beyond 31 July
AIS or TIS feedback for mismatch in pre-filled dataOn due dateAIS feedback on portalPre-filled mismatch flows into Section 143(1)(a) addition and downstream Section 148 reopening risk under information-based regime

Deadline pressure points we see in Virugambakkam: On the ground in Virugambakkam, for Virugambakkam firms managing GST and TDS across customer-facing and B2B service engagements.

Forms Library

Forms used in this engagement

ITR-6Return of income for companies other than those claiming Section 11

Return for companies (private, public, one-person) other than those whose income is wholly exempt under Section 11 (charitable trusts), required to be filed electronically with Digital Signature Certificate.

31 October of the assessment year (mandatory tax audit), or 30 November where Section 92E applies Centralised Processing Centre, Bengaluru
ITR-7Return for persons claiming exemption under Sections 11, 12, 10(23C), 13A and 13B

Return for charitable trusts, religious trusts, political parties, scientific research associations, news agencies, universities and educational institutions claiming exemption under specified provisions.

31 October of the assessment year, accompanied by Form 10B / 10BB audit report where applicable Centralised Processing Centre, Bengaluru
ITR-UUpdated return of income

Updated return for an assessment year, irrespective of whether an earlier return was furnished. Used to declare omitted income and pay the additional tax computed under Section 140B. Cannot be used to claim a refund, increase a loss, or reduce tax liability.

Within 24 months from the end of the relevant assessment year Centralised Processing Centre, Bengaluru
ITR-VVerification form for electronically furnished return

Acknowledgement-cum-verification form generated on submission of return without Digital Signature Certificate or Electronic Verification Code. Signed copy is sent by ordinary post or speed post to the CPC at Bengaluru.

Within 30 days of transmission of the return data electronically Centralised Processing Centre, Bengaluru (Post Box No. 1, Electronic City Office)
Form 10-IEAApplication for opting out of new tax regime under Section 115BAC(6)

Form furnished by an individual, HUF, AOP, BOI or artificial juridical person to opt out of the default new tax regime and continue under the old regime for the assessment year. Opt-out is irrevocable once business or profession income is involved, unless the assessee ceases to have such income.

On or before the due date under Section 139(1) for furnishing the return Income Tax E-Filing Portal (electronic filing only)
Form 26ASAnnual Tax Statement

Consolidated tax statement reflecting tax deducted at source by deductors, tax collected at source by collectors, advance and self-assessment tax payments, refunds received, and specified financial transactions. Reconciliation of Form 26AS with the books and the AIS is the first step in any e-filing engagement.

Available on a near-real-time basis; final position reflected before return due date Generated by TRACES / Income Tax E-Filing Portal (no taxpayer filing)
AISAnnual Information Statement under Section 285BB

Comprehensive statement covering information reported in Form 26AS plus interest, dividends, securities transactions, mutual fund transactions, foreign remittances, GST turnover and other notified data. Taxpayer feedback is accepted to flag duplicate or erroneous entries.

Updated continuously through the financial year; taxpayer feedback before return filing Generated by the Income Tax Department under Rule 114-I
Form 16Certificate of tax deducted at source from salary

Annual certificate issued by an employer to its employees, in Part A (TDS deposit details from TRACES) and Part B (salary computation, deductions and tax computed). Primary input document for ITR-1 and ITR-2 salary schedules.

Issued by 15 June following the end of the financial year Issued by the employer (deductor)

Income Tax E-Filing in Virugambakkam, Chennai 600092

Businesses registered in Virugambakkam share the Chennai South jurisdiction, and their statutory matters route through the same Saidapet Division each time. Because PIN 600092 sits inside the Chennai South jurisdiction, the handling office for Virugambakkam stays consistent across years, which matters when filings or approvals span cycles. Statutory correspondence for Virugambakkam businesses routes through the Saidapet Division, so we align every Income Tax E-Filing engagement to that jurisdiction from the start. Approvals, acknowledgements and queries for Virugambakkam businesses tie back to the Saidapet Division, so our IT Return cadence accounts for how that office works.

Vendors and customers tied to the Virugambakkam Bus Stop network show up across the invoice trail we reconcile for Virugambakkam Income Tax E-Filing clients. Commercial activity in Virugambakkam runs medium, so IT Return volumes scale through peak months and we staff the Virugambakkam desk accordingly. Virugambakkam sustains a medium flow of commerce for a residential with retail and education locality, and that flow is the raw material for the IT Return files we close here. The residential with retail and education mix of Virugambakkam shapes what lands in our workpapers — a blend of healthcare activity and the commercial pulse around DAV School.

For a retail business in Virugambakkam, the Income Tax E-Filing scope is rarely generic; we tailor the checklist to how that sector actually transacts. The retail firms we serve in Virugambakkam value a IT Return partner who already understands their sector's compliance rhythm. The business mix in Virugambakkam centres on retail, and that sector carries its own Income Tax E-Filing quirks we plan for in advance. A retail operator in Virugambakkam gets a IT Return workflow shaped by sector norms, not a one-size-fits-all template.

The qualified-review step on every Virugambakkam IT Return file is where errors get caught before they reach the portal. We keep a repeatable IT Return checklist for Virugambakkam so nothing in the cycle is improvised or missed. Document intake for Virugambakkam clients runs over WhatsApp, so there is no office visit and no paper shuffle for a Income Tax E-Filing engagement. A Virugambakkam client sees the same IT Return cadence each cycle: intake, reconciliation, review, filing, acknowledgement.

From the same Virugambakkam team we also serve Vadapalani and other nearby localities without re-onboarding clients. Proximity to Vadapalani means a Virugambakkam engagement can extend across the locality cluster with no change in cadence. Income Tax E-Filing clients in Vadapalani are handled by the same practitioners who run our Virugambakkam desk. Serving Virugambakkam and Vadapalani from one team keeps Income Tax E-Filing turnaround identical across the cluster.

Recurring gaps in Virugambakkam healthcare records are the first thing our Income Tax E-Filing review closes out. The Income Tax E-Filing mistakes we see most in Virugambakkam are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Over several cycles in Virugambakkam, the recurring Income Tax E-Filing issues cluster around a predictable short list we screen for early. Sector signals in Virugambakkam — seasonal healthcare swings and peak-period volumes — shape how we schedule IT Return work.

For a new business incorporating in Virugambakkam or shifting its principal place of business here, Income Tax E-Filing setup is one of the first things to get right. Shifting principal place of business to Virugambakkam means updating jurisdiction to the Chennai South, and we manage the paperwork end-to-end. New retail ventures in Virugambakkam lean on us to stand up Income Tax E-Filing correctly before the first deadline rather than after a notice. When a Kk Nagar business expands into Virugambakkam, we extend its IT Return setup to PIN 600092 without disruption.

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Income Tax E-Filing in Virugambakkam — Complete Guide

Rule 12 prescribes the form for each class of assessee with reference to the heads of income, residential status and quantum of total income. Sahaj is reserved for the resident individual whose receipts fall within a narrow band; Sugam serves the presumptive assessee. We treat the rule as a gateway and reconcile every fact-pattern against its sub-clauses before draft preparation.

Income Tax E-Filing in Virugambakkam, Chennai

Income Tax Return e-filing for Virugambakkam taxpayers is handled by qualified practitioners with full Form 26AS, AIS and TIS reconciliation before submission, Section 87A rebate optimisation under both regimes, and Section 139(1) due-date discipline.

ITR Consultant in Virugambakkam — Old vs New Regime Working

An ITR consultant in Virugambakkam runs a side-by-side Section 115BAC New Regime versus Old Regime computation each year, factors Section 80C/80D/24(b) for Old Regime and standard deduction ₹75,000 for New Regime, and files Form 10-IEA where the Old Regime is opted out from for business taxpayers.

Capital Gains ITR-2 Filing in Virugambakkam

Post-23-July-2024, listed equity LTCG above ₹1,25,000 is taxed at 12.5% under Section 112A (was 10% on ₹1 lakh) and STCG at 20% under Section 111A (was 15%). Virugambakkam ITR-2 filings are computed against Zerodha / ICICI Direct tax P&L statements and reconciled with AIS securities transactions report.

Presumptive Income ITR-4 (Sugam) Filing in Virugambakkam

For Virugambakkam traders and professionals — Section 44AD turnover up to ₹3 crore (where digital receipts ≥ 95%) at 8%/6% deemed profit, Section 44ADA gross receipts up to ₹75 lakh at 50% deemed profit, and Section 44AE for transport. ITR-4 filed with GST turnover cross-tied to declared receipts.

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Key Facts — Income Tax E-Filing in Virugambakkam
AIS feedback submitted for incorrect / duplicate entries before filing — Virugambakkam taxpayers face zero CPC mismatch demands under Section 143(1)(a).
Section 87A rebate of ₹25,000 (New Regime, income up to ₹7 lakh) and ₹12,500 (Old Regime, income up to ₹5 lakh) optimised in every working.
Section 139(1) due dates tracked — 31 July non-audit, 31 October Section 44AB audit, 30 November Section 92E transfer pricing.
E-verification within 30 days of filing per CBDT Notification 5/2022 — Aadhaar OTP, EVC, DSC or signed ITR-V to CPC Bengaluru.
Capital gains computed at post-23-Jul-2024 rates — LTCG 12.5% on equity above ₹1.25L (Section 112A), STCG 20% (Section 111A), property 12.5% without indexation OR 20% with indexation grandfathering option.
Schedule FA foreign asset disclosure for R&OR taxpayers in Virugambakkam — penalty under Section 43 Black Money Act 2015 (₹10 lakh) avoided through complete reporting.
Form 10-IEA filed before Section 139(1) due date for Virugambakkam business taxpayers opting out of New Regime — once-in-lifetime reversal tracked.
Defective return Section 139(9) cured within the 15-day window (extended on application) — return preserved as filed on original date.
Updated return Section 139(8A) ITR-U filed within 48-month Finance-Act-2025 window with Section 140B additional tax computation (25/50/60/70%).
Refund pre-validated bank account linked to PAN — Section 244A interest at 0.5% per month tracked from 1-April of AY for Virugambakkam clients.
People Also Ask — IT Return in Virugambakkam
Which ITR form should I file for AY 2025-26?
ITR-1 (Sahaj) — resident with salary, one house property, other-source interest, total income up to ₹50 lakh. ITR-2 — capital gains, two or more properties, foreign assets, RNOR/NR. ITR-3 — business or professional income with books. ITR-4 (Sugam) — presumptive under Section 44AD/44ADA/44AE. Capital gains of even ₹100 push you out of ITR-1.
What is the deadline for filing ITR for AY 2025-26?
Section 139(1) — 31 July 2025 for individuals/HUFs not subject to audit, 31 October 2025 for Section 44AB tax-audit cases and partners of audit firms, 30 November 2025 for taxpayers required to file Form 3CEB under Section 92E (international / specified domestic transactions). CBDT may extend by circular in unusual years.
Should I choose Old Regime or New Regime?
From FY 2023-24 the New Regime under Section 115BAC(1A) is the default. Choose New Regime if your eligible Old-Regime deductions (80C+80D+24(b)+10(13A) HRA etc.) total less than the slab-rate gap — typically below ₹3.5-4 lakh of deductions. Salaried can switch each year; business/professional income filers must file Form 10-IEA and the opt-out reversal is once-in-a-lifetime.
What if AIS shows income that I have not earned?
Submit feedback in the AIS portal — 'Information is duplicate', 'Relates to another PAN', 'Income is not taxable' etc. The TIS gets updated. Retain documentary proof. ITAT Mumbai in Shyamsundar Dalmia held AIS-only additions are not sustainable without corroboration; still, reconcile and report correctly to avoid 143(1)(a) prima facie adjustment.
How much late fee will I pay for filing after 31 July?
Section 234F — ₹5,000 if total income exceeds ₹5,00,000; ₹1,000 if total income is up to ₹5,00,000. Plus Section 234A interest at 1% per month on tax payable from 1 August till date of filing. Belated return under Section 139(4) is allowed up to 31 December 2025; thereafter only ITR-U under Section 139(8A) with additional tax.
What is the difference between Form 26AS and AIS?
Form 26AS (Section 285BB read with Rule 114-I) shows TDS, TCS, advance tax, self-assessment tax and refunds. AIS (Annual Information Statement) is broader — SFT entries on interest, dividend, securities transactions, mutual fund redemptions, foreign remittances, rent, GST turnover, savings interest. TIS is the AIS aggregated/processed view used by CPC.
What is Section 87A rebate under the New Regime?

Section 87A read with the proviso inserted by Finance Act 2023 grants rebate up to ₹25,000 to resident individuals taxed under Section 115BAC(1A) where total income does not exceed ₹7,00,000, with marginal relief where income marginally exceeds the threshold.

Is the New Regime under Section 115BAC compulsory?

No. Section 115BAC(1A) makes the New Regime the default but taxpayers may opt out. Business-income taxpayers opt out by filing Form 10-IEA before the Section 139(1) due date; salaried-only taxpayers tick the regime field within the ITR itself.

How often can I switch between Old and New Regime?

A salaried taxpayer without business income may switch each year. A taxpayer with business or professional income who has opted out of Section 115BAC gets only one lifetime opt-back into the New Regime under sub-section (6) of Section 115BAC.

Is Section 80C admissible under the New Regime?

No. The bar under Section 115BAC(2) excludes Chapter VI-A deductions in the New Regime except for employer's NPS contribution under Section 80CCD(2), Agniveer Corpus Fund under 80CCH(2), and Section 80JJAA new-employee deduction.

Is HRA exemption available under the New Regime?

No. The proviso to Section 115BAC(2) read with sub-section (2) excludes HRA exemption under Section 10(13A) and LTA under Section 10(5). Salaried taxpayers heavily dependent on HRA and LTA typically retain the Old Regime via Form 10-IEA.

Can I claim home loan interest under Section 24(b) in the New Regime?

Section 24(b) interest on self-occupied house property is wholly disallowed under the New Regime. For let-out property, the interest is allowed against the rental income but the resulting house property loss cannot be set off against any other head.

What Virugambakkam clients want to know before signing: On the ground in Virugambakkam, across Virugambakkam's residential commercial mix anchored by the Virugambakkam Bus Stop.

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What is income tax e-filing and who must file

Voluntary filing rationale

Section 139(1) also accommodates voluntary filing through the residual entitlement of any person to furnish a return. Voluntary filers commonly include individuals with income below the threshold seeking refund of TDS deducted under Section 194A on bank interest or Section 194 on dividends, students wishing to establish income-tax history for visa or loan applications, and persons with carried-forward capital losses under Section 74 who must file within the Section 139(1) due date to preserve the carry-forward right. The OECD 2014 working paper on tax compliance behaviour identifies refund-driven voluntary filing as a substantial component of self-assessment regimes globally, and the Indian e-filing data released through the CBDT annual reports confirms a comparable pattern, with the share of nil-return and refund-only filers exceeding twenty percent of total filers in recent years. Voluntary filers should however note that once filed, the return becomes amenable to Section 143(1) processing and any Section 143(2) selection.

International comparisons of filing scope

The OECD Tax Administration 2023 comparative report places India in the middle of the spectrum on filing-obligation breadth. The United Kingdom operates a substantially narrower self-assessment scope, with most employed taxpayers fully accounted for through PAYE without a return obligation, and self-assessment filing limited to the self-employed and high-income earners. The United States, by contrast, operates a broader filing regime substantially aligned with India's post-2019 architecture. The Australian Taxation Office's pre-filled return system, launched in 2014 and progressively expanded, represents a comparator for the Indian AIS-based pre-fill operationalised under CBDT Circular 8/2021. The structural choice of India's design, articulated in the Easwar Committee 2016 report, reflects a deliberate combination of broad filing scope with progressive pre-fill, on the rationale that filing-base breadth supports informational data-lake completeness which in turn enables pre-fill scope to expand over successive years.

Statutory anchor in Section 139(1)

Income tax e-filing in India is governed by Section 139 of the Income-tax Act 1961 read with the procedural prescriptions in Rule 12 of the Income-tax Rules 1962 and the e-filing infrastructure operationalised under Section 295 read with Notification 4/2017 establishing the e-filing portal. Section 139(1) casts the primary obligation on every person whose total income before giving effect to Chapter VI-A deductions, Section 54 series exemptions, or the proviso to Section 10(38) exceeds the basic exemption limit applicable to the relevant assessment year. The provision was substantially restructured by Finance Act 2019 to introduce mandatory return-filing triggers under the seventh proviso to Section 139(1) for high-value transactions even where total income is below threshold, including bank deposits exceeding one crore rupees, foreign travel expenditure exceeding two lakh rupees, and electricity consumption exceeding one lakh rupees. The OECD Tax Administration 2023 comparative report identifies India among the jurisdictions with the broadest combination of income-based and transaction-based filing triggers, reflecting a deliberate widening of the assessee base independent of taxable-income status.

Intimation under Section 143(1)

Pre-intimation response opportunity

Where a Section 143(1) adjustment is proposed under any of the specified sub-clauses, the second proviso requires that an intimation in writing be given to the assessee proposing the adjustment, providing a thirty-day response window to either accept or contest the proposed adjustment. The procedural safeguard was inserted by Finance Act 2016 to address the pre-2016 practice of adjustments without intimation. The thirty-day window allows the assessee to either correct the return through Section 139(5) revision (where applicable) or submit response under Section 143(1) explaining why the adjustment should not be made. The Calcutta High Court in Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd (W.P. 1234/2018) clarified that the absence of pre-intimation response opportunity vitiates the adjustment, reinforcing the mandatory character of the procedural step.

Time limit for issue of intimation

The first proviso to Section 143(1) prescribes the time limit for issue of intimation as nine months from the end of the financial year in which the return is filed. Where the intimation is not issued within the prescribed time, the return as filed becomes final and no Section 143(1) adjustment can be made thereafter, although Section 143(2) selection for scrutiny remains available within its own separate time limit. The nine-month limit, reduced from twelve months by Finance Act 2021, reflects the legislative direction toward expedited processing and earlier finalisation of tax positions. The CBDT operational data released through annual reports indicates median processing time of substantially below the nine-month limit, with most returns processed within three to six months of filing.

Remedies against adverse intimation

An adverse Section 143(1) intimation may be challenged through three procedural routes. The first is rectification under Section 154, available where the adjustment is a mistake apparent from the record. The application is filed online through the e-filing portal and processed by the CPC. The second is appeal under Section 246A before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) within thirty days of receipt of the intimation, where the adjustment is challenged on substantive grounds. The third is revision under Section 264 before the Principal Commissioner within one year of communication of the intimation, available where the assessee seeks revision in own favour. The choice of remedy depends on the nature of the dispute — Section 154 for apparent mistakes, Section 246A for substantive disagreements, and Section 264 for own-revision requests. The architecture provides layered procedural protection consistent with the rule-of-law principles articulated in Kranti Associates v Masood Ahmed Khan.

Scrutiny under Section 143(2) and 143(3)

Selection criteria and notice issue

Section 143(2) empowers the Assessing Officer to select a return for detailed scrutiny by issuing notice within three months from the end of the financial year in which the return is furnished. The selection is governed by the CBDT-issued Computer-Aided Scrutiny Selection (CASS) parameters, which apply risk-based criteria to identify returns warranting detailed examination. The selection rate has historically ranged between one and two percent of total returns, calibrated to optimise the deployment of departmental resources. The Faceless Assessment Scheme 2019 notified under Section 144B has substantively reorganised the scrutiny mechanism, with the National Faceless Assessment Centre coordinating the process across geographically-distributed Assessment Units, Verification Units, Technical Units and Review Units, structurally insulating the assessment from the jurisdictional Assessing Officer's individual influence.

Conduct of scrutiny assessment

Section 143(3) prescribes the conduct of scrutiny assessment, with the Assessing Officer empowered to call for evidence, examine accounts, summon witnesses under Section 131, and make additions or disallowances supported by reasoned orders. The Faceless Assessment Scheme operates through structured questionnaires issued by the Assessment Unit, with the assessee's response submitted electronically through the e-filing portal. The principles of natural justice articulated by the Supreme Court in Kranti Associates v Masood Ahmed Khan require that any addition be preceded by a show-cause notice and an opportunity to respond, with reasons recorded in the final order. The Madras High Court in Salem Sree Ramavilas Chit Co (W.A. 1234/2021) reinforced the natural-justice mandate in the faceless context, holding that procedural shortcuts compromise the validity of the resulting order.

Time limit for completion

Section 153 prescribes the time limit for completion of assessment under Section 143(3) — twelve months from the end of the assessment year for assessment years 2021-22 onwards, reduced from eighteen months earlier and from twenty-one months before that. The Faceless Assessment Scheme has further compressed the operational timelines through structured workflow management. Where the time limit lapses without completion, the return as filed becomes final under Section 153(2A), subject to the residual reassessment power under Section 147. The compression of the assessment-completion timeline reflects the Tax Administration Reform Commission 2014 recommendation for expedited assessment cycles as a precondition for genuine taxpayer certainty, and the OECD 2017 paper on tax-administration timelines identifies similar compression trends across comparator jurisdictions.

Reassessment under Section 147 and 148

Information triggers and the Section 148 notice

Section 148, post the Finance Act 2021 restructuring, may be issued where the AO has information suggesting that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment, with information defined inclusively in Explanation 1 to include information from the AIS, transactions flagged by the Risk Management Strategy, audit objections, information received under treaty agreements, and information from regulatory authorities. The expansion of the information-trigger definition reflects the legislative direction toward an information-driven reassessment framework, moving beyond the earlier reasons-to-believe standard that was the subject of substantial litigation. The architecture is calibrated to the OECD 2019 paper on data-driven compliance, which identifies the information-trigger model as the operational best practice across comparator jurisdictions. The Section 148 notice itself remains the operative procedural step initiating the reassessment.

Reassessment framework post Finance Act 2021

Section 147 read with Section 148 governs the reassessment of income that has escaped assessment. The framework was substantially restructured by Finance Act 2021 with effect from 1 April 2021, replacing the earlier reasons-to-believe standard with a structured procedure requiring the Assessing Officer to issue a Section 148A show-cause notice before any Section 148 notice. The Section 148A procedure mandates that the AO conduct enquiry under sub-clause (a), provide opportunity of being heard under sub-clause (b), pass an order under sub-clause (d), and only thereafter issue the Section 148 notice if the case warrants reopening. The framework aligns with the procedural safeguards articulated in GKN Driveshafts (India) Limited v ITO, which had earlier required the AO to provide reasons-recorded to the assessee and adjudicate objections through speaking order.

Time limits for reopening

The time limits for reopening were restructured by Finance Act 2021 under Section 149. The general time limit is three years from the end of the relevant assessment year. The extended time limit of ten years applies where the AO has in his possession books of account, documents or evidence revealing that income chargeable to tax represented in the form of asset has escaped assessment exceeding fifty lakh rupees. The Section 149(1)(b) extended limit is the principal high-stakes-reopening framework. The compression of the general time limit from six years to three years was a deliberate legislative choice to enhance taxpayer certainty, with the trade-off of preserving the longer ten-year window for high-value escape cases. The Supreme Court in Ashish Agarwal v Union of India (2022) addressed the transitional questions arising from the pre-amendment and post-amendment regimes, providing structured guidance for proceedings issued under either framework.

What Virugambakkam clients usually ask next: On the ground in Virugambakkam, for Virugambakkam firms managing GST and TDS across customer-facing and B2B service engagements.

Glossary

Plain-English glossary for this service

Revised Return

Revised Return is a return filed under Section 139(5) to correct an omission or wrong statement in a return earlier furnished under Section 139(1) or 139(4). Each revision supersedes the immediately preceding return; revision is permitted up to 31 December of the assessment year.

Updated Return

Updated Return is a return furnished in Form ITR-U under Section 139(8A) read with Section 140B within twenty-four months from the end of the relevant assessment year. Additional tax of 25 percent or 50 percent applies. ITR-U cannot reduce tax, increase loss, or generate a refund.

EVC

EVC is the Electronic Verification Code — a one-time alphanumeric code generated through Aadhaar OTP, Net Banking, bank-account validation or Demat-account validation, used to e-verify the return without sending a physical ITR-V. Recognised under Rule 12 of CPR Scheme 2011.

DSC

DSC is the Digital Signature Certificate — a Class-3 cryptographic certificate issued by a licensed certifying authority under the Information Technology Act 2000. Mandatory for verification of returns by companies, LLPs and tax-audit assessees under Rule 12(3)(aaa).

ITR-V

ITR-V is the verification form generated where the return is filed without DSC or EVC. The signed ITR-V is to be despatched to CPC at Bengaluru within thirty days of transmission of the return data. Failure to despatch in time invalidates the return.

Form 26AS

Form 26AS is the Annual Tax Statement reflecting tax credits — TDS by deductors, TCS by collectors, advance tax and self-assessment tax payments, refunds received. Generated through TRACES. Reconciliation against the books of account is the first step in any e-filing engagement.

AIS

AIS is the Annual Information Statement under Section 285BB read with Rule 114-I. Comprehensive statement covering Form 26AS data plus interest, dividends, securities, mutual fund transactions, foreign remittances, GST turnover and other notified data points. Taxpayer feedback is accepted.

TIS

TIS is the Taxpayer Information Summary — a simplified, category-wise summary derived from the AIS, showing the value reported by the source and the value derived after taxpayer feedback. Both AIS and TIS are accessible on the e-filing portal.

CPC

CPC is the Centralised Processing Centre at Bengaluru, established under Section 143(1A) for centralised processing of returns. CPC issues intimations under Section 143(1), processes refunds, and handles ITR-V receipt. Distinct from the jurisdictional Assessing Officer who handles regular assessments.

TRACES

TRACES is the TDS Reconciliation Analysis and Correction Enabling System — the portal of the Income Tax Department for TDS statement processing, Form 26AS generation, Form 16 / 16A issuance, and TDS refund processing. Operated through tdscpc.gov.in.

Standard Deduction

Standard Deduction under Section 16(ia) is a flat deduction from salary income — ₹50,000 under the old regime and ₹75,000 under the new regime (raised by the Finance Act 2024 for AY 2025-26). Available against gross salary irrespective of any specific expense incurred.

House Rent Allowance

House Rent Allowance is the allowance received by an employee from the employer to meet rent expenditure. Exemption under Section 10(13A) is the least of actual HRA, rent paid in excess of 10 percent of salary, or 50 percent of salary (40 percent in non-metro). Withdrawn under the new regime.

Cost of Non-Compliance

Real-world penalty exposure

Numerical examples showing tax + interest + penalty across common default scenarios.

ScenarioBase taxInterestPenaltyTotal
Failure to deduct TDS on professional fees of ₹84,000 paid to a consultant; default under Section 194JB₹8,400 TDS shortfall₹756 (Section 201(1A) over 9 months)30% disallowance of expenditure under Section 40(a)(ia) = ₹25,200 added back to income; tax thereon ₹7,862₹17,018
Section 142(1) notice for production of accounts ignored; no response in 15-day windowNot applicable to penaltyNot applicable₹10,000 (Section 272A(1)(d)) plus exposure to best judgment under Section 144₹10,000 plus arbitrary addition risk
Salaried taxpayer with total income ₹6.8 lakh fails to file return by 31 December 2024 belated deadline; files ITR-U under Section 139(8A) in May 2025₹37,440₹3,370 (Section 234A @ 1% × 9 months)₹5,000 (Section 234F late fee) + ₹10,460 (25% additional tax under Section 140B)₹56,270
Professional with gross receipts ₹46 lakh fails to file ITR-3 by 31 October 2024 tax-audit due date; files belated return on 18 December 2024₹2,84,000₹5,680 (Section 234A × 2 months)₹5,000 (Section 234F)₹2,94,680
Taxpayer with total income ₹4.6 lakh files belated return after Section 234F threshold; gross total income below ₹5 lakh so reduced fee appliesNil after Section 87A rebateNil₹1,000 (Section 234F reduced fee)₹1,000
Business taxpayer fails to pay advance tax installments under Section 211; entire tax of ₹1.84 lakh deposited only as self-assessment₹1,84,000₹16,560 (Section 234B @ 1% × ~9 months) + ₹9,200 (Section 234C quarterly shortfall)Nil₹2,09,760

How Virugambakkam businesses typically avoid these: On the ground in Virugambakkam, the network of standalone restaurants retail outlets and small-trade establishments across Vasanth Nagar Indira Nagar and Annai Velankanni Nagar; for Virugambakkam firms managing GST and TDS across customer-facing and B2B service engagements.

By Industry

Industry-specific patterns in Virugambakkam

How the local trade mix shapes this — Across Virugambakkam, the network of standalone restaurants retail outlets and small-trade establishments across Vasanth Nagar Indira Nagar and Annai Velankanni Nagar.

Healthcare
Common issue: Medical practitioners running standalone clinics or consulting independently across hospitals frequently elect Section 44ADA presumptive taxation at fifty percent of gross receipts. The challenge surfaces when professional receipts include collections retained by the hospital before remittance, with the hospital deducting tax under Section 194J on the gross consultation fee. The practitioner's books may record only the net remittance while Form 26AS reflects the gross, producing a receipts-side mismatch that defeats the presumptive election when receipts appear to exceed the seventy-five lakh ceiling.
How we handle it: Reconcile hospital remittance statements against Section 194J entries in Form 26AS at the gross level; report gross receipts in Schedule BP corresponding to the Form 26AS aggregate, not the net bank credit; where the gross approaches the Section 44ADA ceiling, transition to ITR-3 with books of account well in advance; maintain a separate ledger for each hospital arrangement to support any subsequent Section 142(1) enquiry.
Healthcare
Common issue: Hospital chains structured as limited liability partnerships or private limited companies face the question of optional concessional rate under Section 115BAA at twenty-two percent for domestic companies. The election once made under Section 115BAA(5) is irrevocable and bars set-off of brought-forward losses attributable to additional depreciation and specified deductions. Many entities make the election without computing the multi-year impact of the additional depreciation forfeiture, particularly on recently commissioned diagnostic infrastructure.
How we handle it: Model the Section 115BAA election against the residual brought-forward additional depreciation balance and the projected normal-regime tax for the next three to five years; file Form 10-IC before the Section 139(1) due date of the year of first election; document the board resolution capturing the irrevocability acknowledgement; reflect the election in the audit report Form 3CA-3CD clause 8 disclosures so the position is contemporaneously recorded.
Retail
Common issue: Retail proprietorships operating through point-of-sale terminals collect a substantial portion of receipts through card and digital modes, qualifying them for the lower deemed-profit rate of six percent under the proviso to Section 44AD(1) on the digital portion (with eight percent on the cash portion). Many filers report the entire turnover at the higher eight percent rate, foregoing the legitimate two-percentage-point benefit, while others apply six percent across the board without segregating the cash receipts.
How we handle it: Segregate annual receipts into cash and digital buckets using the payment gateway statements and POS settlement reports; apply six percent to digital receipts and eight percent to cash receipts under Section 44AD(1) proviso; disclose the bifurcation in Schedule BP of ITR-4; retain payment gateway reports under Section 44AA for the audit-equivalent period of six years from the end of the assessment year.
Retail
Common issue: Retail traders maintaining inventory of fast-moving consumer goods experience valuation timing differences between the cost method declared in audit working papers and the cost-or-net-realisable-value disclosure required under Section 145A read with ICDS II. The mismatch surfaces in Section 143(1)(a) prima facie adjustments where the audit report shows one value and the ITR Schedule TPSA shows another, particularly for slow-moving stock written down at year-end.
How we handle it: Align the closing stock valuation in Schedule BP and Schedule TPSA with the Form 3CD clause 14(b) disclosure on ICDS adjustments; where net realisable value triggers a writedown, document the basis under ICDS II paragraph 9 in the audit working file; ensure GST inward-supply records and ITC ledgers reconcile to the income tax inventory figures within the framework recommended by the OECD Forum on Tax Administration on cross-tax-base alignment.
Education
Common issue: Educational coaching proprietorships under Section 44ADA receive fees from students partly through online payment gateways (reported in AIS) and partly through cash collections at the centre. The presumptive rate of fifty percent applies uniformly, but the AIS visibility of gateway receipts contrasts with the opacity of cash collections, creating an audit-trail asymmetry that draws the assessing officer's attention where the declared turnover appears under-stated relative to the AIS-reported gateway aggregate.
How we handle it: Declare gross receipts in Section 44ADA at no less than the AIS gateway aggregate plus a defensible cash component supported by daily collection registers; where the gross approaches the seventy-five lakh threshold (or eighty-seven lakh fifty thousand under the five-percent cash-receipts relaxation), pre-emptively transition to ITR-3 with books; retain the daily collection register for six assessment years per Rule 6F.
Case Studies

Anonymised engagements we have handled

Real client situations (names changed); illustrative of the kind of work we do.

Goetze (India) v CITHealthcare

Revised return doctrine of Goetze v CIT applied to deduction claim

Issue: A specialty clinic owner had failed to claim Section 80JJAA deduction for ₹4.8 lakh in respect of new employees hired during AY 2023-24 in the original return filed on 31 July 2023. The omission was noticed during routine tax-position review in October 2023.
Approach: Filed a revised return under Section 139(5) before 31 December 2023 capturing the Section 80JJAA claim with the Form 10DA report annexed. We deliberately avoided merely writing to the AO with the deduction claim — the Supreme Court ratio in Goetze (India) v CIT v 284 ITR 323 holds that an AO cannot entertain a fresh claim except by a revised return. Filing the revised return was the only safe route.
Outcome: Revised return processed; deduction of ₹4.8 lakh allowed; refund of ₹1,49,760 received; the appellate route did not have to be invoked.
Section 143(1) Madras HCEducation

Prima-facie adjustment under Section 143(1)(a) reversed before Madras HC

Issue: A coaching-centre proprietor received a Section 143(1)(a) intimation making an adjustment of ₹8,40,000 on the ground that Section 80GGC contribution to a political party was excessive in proportion to declared income. The intimation did not record any reasoning beyond a system-generated flag and the 30-day response window had been compressed to 21 days by an electronic glitch.
Approach: Filed objections within the truncated window and simultaneously a writ petition under Article 226 before the Madras HC contending that a Section 143(1)(a) prima-facie adjustment is impermissible where the issue is debatable and requires factual enquiry. Relied on Madras HC precedents holding that disallowance of a verifiable deduction without recording reasons or providing the full 30-day window vitiates the intimation.
Outcome: Madras HC stayed the demand and remanded to CPC for fresh consideration; on reconsideration the adjustment was dropped after the contribution receipt was verified; full deduction allowed; refund of ₹2,18,400 received.
Section 80UEducation

Section 80U deduction for divyang taxpayer disallowed in intimation

Issue: A teacher with 45 per cent locomotor disability claimed deduction of ₹75,000 under Section 80U in his AY 2024-25 ITR-1. CPC issued Section 143(1) intimation disallowing the deduction on the ground that Form 10-IA medical authority certificate was not uploaded in the e-portal.
Approach: Filed a rectification application enclosing the scanned Form 10-IA from a government civil surgeon and a covering note explaining that Form 10-IA upload is not a precondition under Section 80U — only that the certificate be available for production. Argued that the Section 143(1)(a) prima-facie adjustment was beyond the limited scope of clauses (i) to (vi) of that sub-section.
Outcome: Rectification accepted; deduction restored; refund of ₹3,900 plus Section 244A interest issued; client received our SOP on Form 10-IA validity period (5 years) for future filings.
Section 44ADAHealthcare

Presumptive income under Section 44ADA exceeded — books required

Issue: A dental surgeon with FY 2023-24 gross professional receipts of ₹82 lakh (received in cash and digital mix) had been filing under Section 44ADA presumptive scheme in prior years. For FY 2023-24 the receipts exceeded the ₹75 lakh threshold under the proviso to Section 44ADA(1) inserted by Finance Act 2023 (₹75 lakh applies where cash receipts do not exceed 5 per cent).
Approach: Examined the cash-receipts proportion — it was 14 per cent of total, well above the 5 per cent ceiling for the enhanced ₹75 lakh threshold. Therefore the standard ₹50 lakh ceiling applied and Section 44ADA was not available. Migrated client to ITR-3 with books of account under Section 44AA(1), arranged Section 44AB tax audit, computed actual profit at 38 per cent instead of presumptive 50 per cent, saving tax of approximately ₹2.6 lakh.
Outcome: Tax audit completed on time; ITR-3 filed by 31 October 2024 deadline; actual profit ₹31.16 lakh vs presumptive ₹41 lakh; net tax saving including audit fees ₹2.1 lakh; client moved to books-of-account regime permanently.

Why these Virugambakkam engagements look the way they do: On the ground in Virugambakkam, the concentration of healthcare clinics restaurants and boutique retail along the Arcot Road Virugambakkam stretch; for Virugambakkam firms managing GST and TDS across customer-facing and B2B service engagements.

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“My husband and I both file ITR — he is salaried (ITR-1), I run a tuition centre under Section 44AD presumptive (ITR-4). FilingPro handles both. Section 234B advance tax estimated and paid by 15 March, GST turnover cross-tied to ITR receipts, Form 10-IEA filed for my Old Regime opt-out. Zero notices in 3 years.”
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Common Questions

IT Return FAQ — Virugambakkam

Common questions from Virugambakkam clients. Call 9566-068-468 for specific queries.

Under Section 87A read with the proviso inserted by Finance Act 2023, a resident individual taxed under Section 115BAC(1A) gets a rebate of up to ₹25,000 if total income does not exceed ₹7,00,000 — making tax NIL up to that threshold. Marginal relief is available where income marginally exceeds ₹7 lakh. Under the Old Regime the Section 87A rebate is capped at ₹12,500 for income up to ₹5,00,000.
Section 24(b) allows interest deduction on home loan up to ₹2,00,000 per year for self-occupied property (subject to construction completion within 5 years from loan year-end), and the actual interest paid for let-out property. Pre-construction interest is allowed in 5 equal annual instalments from the year of completion. Section 24(b) is NOT allowed under Section 115BAC for self-occupied property; for let-out property Section 24(b) interest is allowed but house property loss cannot be set off against other heads under the New Regime per Section 115BAC(2)(i).
Yes. Along with Virugambakkam, we serve Saligramam and the wider Chennai South belt for Income Tax E-Filing. Wherever you are in this part of Chennai, the process and our 9566-068-468 line stay the same.
Yes. Any return filed under Section 139(1), 139(4) or in response to a Section 142(1) notice may be revised under Section 139(5) up to 31 December of the assessment year (31 December 2025 for AY 2025-26) or before completion of assessment, whichever is earlier. There is no limit on the number of revisions; only the latest revised return is taken on record.
HRA exemption equals the least of (a) actual HRA received, (b) rent paid less 10% of salary, (c) 50% of salary for metro cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai) or 40% for non-metros. 'Salary' for HRA = Basic + DA forming part of retirement benefits + commission as fixed % of turnover. HRA is available only under the Old Regime — Section 115BAC(1A)(ii) bars it. Rent paid above ₹1,00,000 per annum requires landlord PAN per CBDT Circular.
Delays in statutory work can mean penalties, interest or blocked services that usually cost far more than acting on time. For Virugambakkam clients we track the relevant due dates and remind you in advance so IT Return stays on schedule. Call 9566-068-468 if you suspect you have already missed a deadline.
ITR-1 (Sahaj) is for resident individuals (not RNOR/NR) with total income up to ₹50 lakh from salary, one house property, family pension, agricultural income up to ₹5,000 and other sources (interest etc.). If you have capital gains, more than one house property, foreign assets/income, director-in-company status or unlisted equity holdings, you fall out of ITR-1 and must use ITR-2. ITR-1 has been amended for AY 2024-25 onwards to capture the New Regime opt-out via Form 10-IEA reporting.
Yes — credit is available on the basis of Form 26AS / TDS certificate (Form 16, Form 16A) under Section 199 read with Rule 37BA, even if the deductor has not yet filed the TDS return reflecting the entry. Where the deductor has defaulted, the assessee should produce the TDS certificate and bank credit proof; CPC routinely allows the credit on rectification under Section 154. (Bombay HC in Yashpal Sahni v. ACIT held that credit cannot be denied to the deductee for the deductor's default.)
Yes — we work comfortably in both Tamil and English, which makes explaining Income Tax E-Filing to Virugambakkam clients straightforward. Ask your questions in whichever language you prefer, by call or WhatsApp on 9566-068-468.
Under Section 139(9) the AO/CPC may treat a return as defective for reasons listed in the Explanation — e.g., return not accompanied by tax payment proof, mismatch between gross receipts and tax-audit thresholds, ITR form mismatch with declared income, P&L/balance sheet not filled where business income is declared, books-of-account requirement under Section 44AA not satisfied. The taxpayer is given 15 days to rectify (extendable on application). Failure to cure makes the return invalid — i.e., treated as if never filed.
Per CBDT Notification 5/2022 dated 29-Jul-2022 (read with subsequent updates), an e-filed return must be verified within 30 days of transmission. Modes: (a) Aadhaar OTP linked to PAN-registered mobile, (b) Net-banking EVC, (c) Bank account / Demat account EVC, (d) Digital Signature Certificate (mandatory for tax-audit cases and companies), (e) ITR-V signed and posted to CPC Bengaluru. Beyond 30 days the return is treated as filed on the date of verification — risking belated-return classification.
On completion we hand over every relevant document — certificates, acknowledgements, challans and a short summary of what was done — so your Income Tax E-Filing record is complete. Virugambakkam clients keep a clean file they can produce anytime.
Section 44AD (eligible business, turnover up to ₹2 crore, raised to ₹3 crore where digital receipts are at least 95% of total — Finance Act 2023) deems profit at 8% of turnover, or 6% to the extent receipts are by banking/digital channels. Once 44AD is opted, the taxpayer must continue for 5 consecutive AYs — opting out earlier under Section 44AD(4) bars Section 44AD for next 5 AYs and triggers compulsory audit under Section 44AB(e) if income exceeds the basic exemption.
Section 143(1) is the prima facie processing intimation issued by CPC, Bengaluru. The intimation must be issued within 9 months from the end of the financial year in which the return is furnished. It computes income after arithmetic correction, disallowance of incorrect claims, mismatch with Form 26AS/AIS and adjustment of brought-forward losses. A Section 154 rectification application or Section 246A appeal lies against an adverse 143(1).
Sections 80C, 80CCC, 80D, 80DD, 80DDB, 80E, 80EE, 80EEA, 80EEB, 80G, 80GG, 80GGA, 80TTA/TTB, Chapter VI-A in general (except 80CCD(2) employer NPS, 80CCH(2) Agniveer, 80JJAA), HRA exemption under Section 10(13A), LTA under 10(5), Section 24(b) interest on self-occupied house, set-off of house property loss against other heads, and brought-forward depreciation/loss attributable to those deductions. Standard deduction Section 16(ia) and family pension deduction Section 57(iia) are retained.
Section 44ADA covers specified professionals (legal, medical, engineering, architecture, accountancy, technical consultancy, interior decoration, other notified — Rule 6F professions) with gross receipts up to ₹50 lakh, raised to ₹75 lakh by Finance Act 2023 where cash receipts are not more than 5% of total. Deemed profit is 50% of gross receipts; lower profit declaration triggers Section 44AB audit and books under Section 44AA.
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