𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 (𝐈𝐓𝐑-𝐔) 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Both had claimed fake deductions under Section 80GGC (political donations) in their original returns. When given a chance to correct their filings through ITR-U, they withdrew the flagged claims… but introduced new bogus deductions to keep evading taxes.

💡 Key Takeaways

Section 80GGC allows deductions for genuine political donations — but only if they are real, verifiable, and made through valid banking channels.

(subject to you are not getting cash back)

The ITR-U facility is meant for voluntary correction of genuine mistakes, not for re-engineering returns to hide fresh fraudulent claims.

Misuse can lead to criminal prosecution under Sections 276C(1) & 277 of the Income Tax Act — punishable by up to 7 years imprisonment and fines.

✅ 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬

If you have claimed 80GGC or other deductions without proper proof in past returns, remove them immediately and pay any due taxes.

ITR-U is a chance to rectify errors — not a loophole to exploit.

Remember: Short-term tax savings through false claims can cost you years of freedom.