Belated Return filing through New Income Tax Portal

Hello Peers,

While filing a belated return through new income tax portal i am unable to change the section number from 139(1) to 139(4)..

Is anyone else facing same issue... Is it because of a glitch..??

Thanks in advance

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Quick Summary
Taxpayers are encountering difficulties filing belated income tax returns via the new portal, specifically with changing the filing section from 139(1) to 139(4). While some users reported the issue resolving automatically, others found the option unavailable or greyed out. The recommended workaround involves using the offline utility to prepare and file the return, ensuring the correct section is selected from the outset.

Yes I had faced the same issue but after some time it is resolved automatically.
You are not allowed to change.

Sorry to differ, but I want to confirm if the section is not selected 139(4) instead of 139(1) so the Income Tax portal does not validate the return and is not allowed to file the return.

Exactly... One of my client is waiting from 10 days .. how to change section number...?

Next month they will again levy interest u/s 234

Scroll down from the down menu.
139(4) is available.

You can download the latest offline utility from the IT site  (for specific ITR) and prepare offline. Carefully select 139(4) the first time itself

I tried online filing but couldn't select the option 139 (4). But there were no validation errors in spite of this. But I didn't submit. Then I downloaded the offline line utility, filled it and filed.

Thank you for nice post

Filed through offline utility..

Done & dusted

I do not see there any dropdown for selecting 139(4). Option 139(4) is dimmed out. How to handle this if I want to submit online.

If the date is already passed then 139(1) should have been dimmed. or at least 139(4) should have been selectable.

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