The Income Tax Department has extended the revised and belated income tax return (ITR) filing deadline to January 15, 2025 for Indian resident individuals. Individuals who have already filed an ITR on or before the deadline, they can file a revised ITR if required. Belated ITR is filed when the individual has not filed any ITR on or before the deadline and wants to file an ITR after the original deadline has passed. The original deadline to file an ITR for individuals was July 31, 2024.

"The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Income-tax Act,1961 ('the Act'), extends the last date for furnishing belated return of income under sub-section (4) of section 139 of the Act or for furnishing revised return of income under sub-section (5) of section 139 of the Act for the Assessment Year 2024-25 in the case of resident individuals from 31 st December, 2024 to 15th January, 2025," said CBDT in a circular dated December 31, 2024.

"Many tax payers received intimation for mismatch of transactions appearing in AIS and income/transactions reported in ITR.