Received Communication for ITR Mismatch? Here is What Tax Department Says You Should Do

The Income Tax Department has recently issued communications to taxpayers about some transactions they made, based on the information received from the reporting entities.

The Income Tax Department has clarified that the communication is just an advisory, which is being sent to the taxpayers where a major gap has been noticed between their reported income in the Return and the information reported by the Reporting Entities. Therefore, these communications were only sent if your reported income in your Income Tax Return (ITR) does not match with information the Income Tax Department has received from these entities.

The department has further clarified that the aim of sending these communications is to give taxpayers a chance to voluntarily correct any mistakes or missing information. Taxpayers are advised to check their Annual Information Statement (AIS) and compare it with their filed ITR. If there are discrepancies, taxpayers can respond on the Compliance Portal of the Income Tax Department’s portal. If needed, they can revise their returns or file a belated return if they have not filed yet.

The last date to revise or file a belated return for the AY 2025-26 is December 31, 2025. This process helps make sure that tax filings are correct and transparent.

Some references have come to the notice of the Income Tax Department regarding recent communication sent to taxpayers pertaining to transaction(s) made by them.

Taxpayers may please note that such communication is to facilitate the taxpayers & make them aware of the information…

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) December 18, 2025