Income Tax Portal has issued updates regarding ITR-U

On 02nd August 2022

E-filing of Updated ITR u/s 139(8A) has also been enabled for ITR 5 & 6 for AY 2020-21 and AY 2021-22 using Excel utility. Refer details in News section. Please click Downloads | Income Tax Department to access and download the same for clicking respective AY folder. Once Updated ITR is prepared, you can upload the XML/JSON by logging into Income-tax website.

On 10th August 2022

E-filing of Updated ITR u/s 139(8A) has also been enabled for ITR 7 for AY 2020-21 and AY 2021-22 using Excel utility. Refer details in News section. Please click Downloads | Income Tax Department to access and download the same for clicking respective AY folder. Once Updated ITR is prepared, you can upload the XML/JSON by logging into Income-tax website.

Now an assessee eligible to file ITR 5, 6, and 7 can also file ITR U/s 139(8A).