I have already filed my Income Tax Return, but I realized that I mentioned the wrong bank account for refund. Can you please tell me if I can change the bank account details in an already filed ITR in India?
Yes, you can change or update your bank account details even after filing your ITR, especially if you entered the wrong account for receiving a refund. The Income Tax Department allows you to update and pre-validate a new bank account through the e-filing portal.
Here’s what you can do:
1. Login to the Income Tax e-filing portal with your PAN and password.
2. Go to Profile → My Bank Account.
3. Click on ‘Add Bank Account’, enter the new account details (account number, IFSC, bank name, account type).
4. Submit it for pre-validation. Once validated, you can mark it as your primary account for refund.
5. If your earlier refund request has already failed due to wrong account details, you can raise a refund re-issue request after adding and validating the new bank account.
• For example, if you mistakenly gave your old salary account which is now inactive, you can simply add your current active account, pre-validate it, and then request refund re-issue.
You can find the official process on the Income Tax portal here: