[Old Tax Regime] Today, I got demand intimation for the ITR I filled for AY-2025-26.
I checked the ITR form I filled and to my shock, 80C deductions were not included. The system calculated column say 0. Usually, it is auto populated based on Form-16 and I just have to validate it.
But this time around, somehow it was not pre-filled even though Form-16 has shown this deduction. I did not add manually and submitted the request.
Usually, when the tax liability is higher than what has been paid, the portal asks to pay the remaining tax even before submitting the return. I paid some amount of tax for bank interest and dividend. But during the entire filing, it did not ask to pay the demand I got now. Otherwise I would have corrected the mistake. I have been filing return for 4 years and haven’t faced this.
I just downloaded the pre-filled json to check the amount for 80C in it and it shows correct 1.5Lac.
I can’t file revised return as the deadline is gone (31st December 2025) and I got the demand today. As if they wanted me to not file revised return.
What are my options now? I think rectification would also not consider the new addition to 80C.
Help me out!!