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ITR rectification for demand issue, which section to select

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Vasu v

23 Points Posted on 02 March 2021

Dear Sir/Mam,

This is with regards to intimation u/s 143(1) that I have received for a demand to pay tax for AY 2020-21
I have already paid the asked amount as self-assessment tax while filing ITR, however forgot to put challan details during that time. Later, mistakenly I had selected 'Demand is correct' under worklist for me for this demand.

Now, I have reached out to the call center service for ITR and they suggested me to file Rectification via X M L.

I am doing it, however, there is one field that requires me to select filed u/s and the call center team suggested to select 139(1) over there as my original submission of ITR was before the due date.
But this added Rs. 10,000 as 'Fee u/s 234F'. When I called back the call center team, they asked me to manually remove this amount and make it Rs.0

I can do that, but I am not sure if I should follow this. Can you please help what to do in this case?

Thanks,
Varun

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Quick Summary

This discussion addresses an Income Tax Return (ITR) rectification issue where a taxpayer mistakenly confirmed a demand and now faces a penalty. The taxpayer initially paid the demand but forgot to add challan details, later selecting 'Demand is correct' in the worklist. While advised to file a rectification via XML and select Section 139(1), this incorrectly added a Rs. 10,000 fee under Section 234F. The advice is conflicting, with some suggesting to manually remove the fee and others recommending filing a revised return under Section 139(5) as a quicker and more appropriate solution, though call centre staff suggested this wouldn't be considered a rectification.