Ask the Readers: How Can I Get a [Duplicate] Copy of My Acknowledged Income Tax Returns?

by Vinaya HS on July 26, 2009

in Finance

A reader asks,

I have lost my acknowledged (i.e. stamped) income tax returns (form ITR-V) for last year. What is the procedure for obtaining a duplicate?

My opinion: Visit the income tax office in your geography and meet your assessing officer. A requisition letter along with an unacknowledged copy of your income tax returns (Form 16, or ITR-V, or whatever you have) should be handy. You might want to carry your PAN Card along too.

Have you ever been in a similar situation or know someone who was? What do you think this reader should do?

Further reading:

  1. Tip Tuesdays: File Your Income Tax Returns on Your Own this Year
  2. Tip Tuesdays: Why You Should File Your Income Tax Returns Every Year?
  3. Tip Tuesdays: How to Find the Ward and Circle Number for Filing Your Income Tax Returns?
  4. Ask the Readers: What Steps Should One Take for Resolving a Failed ATM Transaction?
  5. Tweets on 2009-07-01

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1 Vinaya H S 07.28.09 at 10:24 am

A reader suggested (over email) that one can legally obtain from the Income Tax department a copy of one’s filed returns under the Right to Information Act.

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