Unrecorded stock

please experts advice me in below situation:

1. i am filing my return u/s 44ad
2. my stock as on 31.03.2019 was Rs. 10 lakhs as per book and itr ( not preparing account stock wise)
3. now during year i came to know that due to software errors my stock was wrongly shown as Rs. 10 lakhs but actual it was Rs. 15 lakhs as in 01.05.2019.
4. my itr for f.y. 2019-20 is pending,

how to book closing stock with Rs. 15 lakhs and if i do so my profit in book will increase but i m filing return u/s 44ad , if i do so my income as per PNL and itr will not match and if i do so whether it can be valid .?

kindly help me in this critical situation.
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A user discovered their closing stock for FY 2018-19 was undervalued by £5 lakhs due to a software error. They filed their return under Section 44AD and are now unsure how to correct this error in their FY 2019-20 return without impacting their previous filing. Experts advise rectifying the accounting error first, suggesting adjustments to purchases or a journal entry in the current year, though revising the prior year's return is also mentioned as the most authentic solution.

I understand your tax concern, but the accounting concerns advises faithful representation of all transactions. So, it is mandatory that one has to rectify errors first and deal with tax consequences later. 

Thank you for your kind reply
but how to add stock in this f.y 2019-20
i m maintaining account without inventory and whether can do as by debiting purchase

Hi if your using a book keeping software, it is difficult to explain because sometimes, adjustment journals will be raised in different ways for different software's eg., tally vs oracle Etc. Purchases are debited, your correct, and increasing the value in purchases book along with tax or passing a adjustment journal will do the job. 

Thank you very much
Do u mean to say u need to change stock value in FY 18-19???
Actually yes but i cant be possible now so effect is to be given in f.y. 2019-20.
Best and authentic way is to revise ur 18-19 return

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