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Missed an income-tax return as a freelancer

I missed filing my ITR as a freelancer. Can I still file for earlier years?

A plan for each missed year with the return route still open, its last day and the extra tax, a documents list and an AIS and 26AS reconciliation. We file the return with you.

  • Return catch-up plan
  • Documents for filing
  • AIS and 26AS reconciliation

₹499₹799

Launch price until 30 November. ₹799 after that.

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Yes, by one of three routes, and the route depends on the year. A belated return under section 139(4) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is open until three months before the assessment year ends, or until assessment if that is earlier. It carries no additional income-tax. It carries a late fee under section 234F of ₹5,000, or ₹1,000 where total income is up to ₹5 lakh, with interest under sections 234A to 234C.

If you filed and left income out, a revised return under section 139(5) replaces it within the same window. If the window has closed, an updated return under section 139(8A) is open for 48 months from the end of the assessment year. It carries additional income-tax under section 140B of 25%, 50%, 60% or 70% of the tax and interest due, rising at each yearly step.

An updated return has limits. It must add income or tax. It cannot be a return of loss, lower the tax already assessed or create or raise a refund. Only one is allowed for a year, and it is barred where an assessment is pending or done, or a search, survey or prosecution has started.

Every financial year that began before 1 April 2026 stays under the 1961 Act (section 536(2) of the Income-tax Act, 2025). The plan sets out each year's route and last day, whether your income can be taxed as presumptive under section 44ADA, and what to gather. We prepare the papers and file the return with you.

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₹499₹799

Launch price until 30 November. ₹799 after that.

About you

Your name *
Were you resident in India in these years? *
Your profession *
Did you hold any bank account, wallet balance or other asset outside India? *
Were you a company director, did you hold unlisted shares, or do you have a loss to carry forward? *

The years you missed

Years *

Year 1

Financial year *
Did you file a return for this year? *
Gross receipts from your work in the year *
How much came in cash? *
Any payments from clients abroad? *

AIS and 26AS entries

Entries to reconcile

Entry 1

Financial year *
Reported by *
What the entry says *
Amount reported *
TDS shown *
Amount in your records *
Optional. Type each receipt or TDS entry from your AIS or Form 26AS, with the figure in your own records.

We keep your answers and number so we can help if you ask. Ask us at any time and we delete them.

BuildWright does documentation, filing and compliance facilitation. This tool works from the rules cited on this page and does not give legal advice. We prepare the documents from your answers; you check, sign and send or file them.

Common questions

What does an updated return cost?

Additional income-tax under section 140B of 25%, 50%, 60% or 70% of the tax and interest payable, depending on how long after the assessment year it is filed. It is paid before filing, with the tax and interest.

How far back can I go?

An updated return under section 139(8A) is open for 48 months from the end of the assessment year, after Act 7 of 2025 replaced twenty-four with forty-eight months from 1 April 2025. The plan flags FY 2021-22, where the old 24 months ended the day before the new text took effect.

Can I use the presumptive scheme for freelance income?

Section 44ADA covers named professions where gross receipts are within the limit for the year. Fees from clients abroad count toward gross receipts. The plan classifies each year from the figures you give.

Why does the pack ask for AIS and Form 26AS?

The reconciliation sheet sets each AIS and 26AS entry against your own records and shows the difference, so the return matches what the Department already holds.

Can I see the document before I pay?

Yes. Fill in your details and the page shows the first page of each document with your own answers in it. You pay only if it is what you need.

Can I change the document after I download it?

Yes. Each document comes as a Word file you can edit and a PDF you can print. You can also change your answers and prepare it again before you pay.

What if the payment goes through and the documents do not open?

The page checks the payment again and opens the documents on the same payment, so you are never charged twice. If they still do not arrive, write to us within 7 days and we refund the full amount.

Can you send or file it for me?

Yes. After you download, ask us to take the next step and we handle the sending or filing for you.

Not sure it applies to you?Check with the free Presumptive Tax Checker first. Nothing you enter is stored.

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