Tax Consultant
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Posted on 18 June 2026
ITR-2 errors on the portal usually come from a few known places. Check these first.
Schedule Salary: nature of exempt allowance must be selected from the dropdown (not just typed in). This is the most common blocker people miss.
Capital gains schedule: ensure all dates are filled in, especially Jan 31 2018 grandfathering date for listed equity LTCG. Blank mandatory fields in Schedule CG will fail validation.
Bank account: pre-validate the refund bank account under My Profile before reaching the final submission step.
JSON utility: if you are using the offline utility, download the latest version from the portal. An older cached version may have an outdated schema.
Browser: use Chrome or Edge. The JSON upload flow has known issues on Firefox.
If portal errors keep blocking you as July 31 approaches, a CA can file using DSC without you needing to navigate the portal. This [tax saving guide for new regime FY 2026-27](https://taxgarden.in/blog/tax-saving-under-new-tax-regime-fy-2026-27-strategies-india) is also useful while your return is open, to make sure you have not missed any deductions before you submit.