Late, revised, or updated?
Three different things that people mix up constantly, with three different last dates. Which one you need depends on one question: did you file, and for which year?
Late, revised ya updated — kaunsa aapka hai?
You missed the due date and have not filed at all
A late fee of ₹1,000 if your total income is ₹5 lakh or less, otherwise ₹5,000 — plus interest on any unpaid tax.
You filed, and then found a mistake in it
Nothing, unless you revise more than nine months after the year ends — then ₹1,000 if your total income is ₹5 lakh or less, otherwise ₹5,000.
You left income out of an earlier year
Additional tax on top of what you owe: 25% within 12 months, 50% within 24 months, 60% within 36 months, 70% within 48 months. Add another 10% if it follows a reassessment notice.
An updated return can go in up to 4 years after the end of the year. We confirm your exact last date before you pay us anything.
Every figure above is the government’s, not ours. Late fees, interest and additional tax are paid by you to the Income Tax Department. Our own fee is separate, and you see it before you pay us anything.
- Income Tax Department — Interest and fees — sections 234A, 234B, 234C and 234F
- Income Tax Department — Section 234I — fee for a late revised return
- Income Tax Department — Income tax returns FAQ — belated and revised returns
- Income Tax Department — ITR-1 FAQ — revised return to 31 March
- Central Board of Direct Taxes — Budget 2026 FAQ — due dates and ITR-U additional tax
The one that runs out first
If you have not filed for FY 2025-26 at all, 31 December 2026 is the last day — after that the return cannot be filed for that year at all, and any refund you were owed goes with it. That is the deadline most people find out about too late.
Start — it takes a minuteWhat we will never do
- Invent a deduction, a donation or a rent receipt
- File anything before you have seen it and said yes
- Take government tax or fees into our own account
- Promise you a refund, or how long the department will take
- Handle a tax audit without a Chartered Accountant — by law, only they can
If anyone offers you these things for a fee, that is worth walking away from — whoever they are. Any tax, interest or government fee on your case is paid by you to the government, never to us.
We publish what these pages say and link to them so you can read them yourself. Tax rules and portal pages change; if a link has moved or a figure has changed, tell us and we will check it.