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Aug 18, 2025
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ITR filing 2025: These 5 mistakes can flag your return to Income Tax department for scrutiny
The September 15 deadline to file your Income Tax Returns (ITR) for FY 2024-25 is approaching and as per media reports, the Income Tax Department has already flagged around 1.65 lakh cases for detailed scrutiny under Section 143(2), which is a sharp rise in such cases compared to previous years. This clearly means that filing returns does not mean the process or the due diligence of the process is over, as notices can still be issued if the tax department finds mistakes in your ITRs. But what sort of mistakes can flag your returns to the incomes tax officials? Let’s find out.
ITR Filing Mistake No.1 : Mismatch between TDS details and declared income
If the tax deducted at source (TDS) shown in Form 26AS or in your Annual Information Statement (AIS) does not match the income you report in your return, the tax department may select your ITR for scrutiny.
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