Taxpayers who receive a discrepancy alert after submitting their Income Tax declaration must access the Finance Portal and provide clarifications to the Federal Revenue Service. According to the Federal Revenue, this warning means that it may be necessary to prove some information indicated in the declaration or correct differences between the data declared and those contained in the Federal Revenue database.
According to , the alert does not necessarily mean that there is an infraction, but it indicates that the declaration needs to be analyzed or completed. In practice, the Federal Revenue Service detected a situation that requires a response from the taxpayer before the process can progress normally.
The IR campaign runs until the end of June and many taxpayers have already sent their declaration on the Finance Portal. After delivery, the process goes through several validation stages, and warnings, discrepancies or requests for clarification may arise.
What does an IRS discrepancy mean?
According to the explanation released by the Federal Revenue Service, a discrepancy related to the Income Tax declaration can have two main meanings. On the one hand, it may be necessary to prove some information included by the taxpayer.
On the other hand, there may be a difference between the declared data and the information that AT already has recorded in its systems. This can happen, for example, with income, withholdings, expenses, deductions or other tax elements reported by third parties.
In these cases, the taxpayer must consult the divergence on the Federal Revenue Portal and check the reason indicated. The response must be given via digital channels, justifying the situation or correcting the statement, if necessary.
The Federal Revenue recommendation is clear: after consulting the discrepancy, the taxpayer must justify the disparity or submit a replacement declaration.
How to respond to the alert?
The first step is to enter the Finance Portal with your access credentials. Then, you must consult the Income Tax declaration area and check the message associated with the discrepancy.
If the declared information is correct, the taxpayer may have to present documents or a justification that proves the indicated data. If there is an error in the return, a replacement return must be filed.
The substitute declaration serves to correct information previously communicated to the Federal Revenue Service. This option must be used when the taxpayer confirms that there is an error in the data provided.
Ignoring the alert may delay IRS processing and, in some cases, prevent the return from progressing to settlement. Therefore, it is important to respond within the deadlines indicated by AT.
What status is the declaration in?
Once submitted, the Income Tax declaration passes through several states until it is completed. One of the first is “Received – awaiting validation”, which means that AT has received the declaration and is verifying the data.
When “Declaration is correct” appears, this indicates that the declaration has been validated and has no irregularities. The status “In validation” or “In processing” shows that the data continues to be analyzed.
The status “Settlement processed” means that the tax payable or the refund to be received has already been calculated by the Federal Revenue Service. It is one of the final stages of the process.
If “Central error” appears, it means that anomalies were detected in the declaration. In this situation, the taxpayer must correct the information, normally within the deadline indicated by Finance.
How do you know if you will receive or pay income tax?
To find out whether you will have a refund or tax to pay, you must fill out the declaration and simulate payment before delivery. This simulation allows you to estimate the final IRS result.
The calculation takes into account declared income, withholding taxes, deductible expenses, household composition and other relevant tax information.
The simulation shows whether the taxpayer will be able to receive a refund or whether he or she will have to pay tax via bank slip. Still, the final value depends on validation by the Federal Revenue Service.
When there are disagreements, the process may be suspended until the situation is clarified or corrected.
Delivery deadline ends in June
The Income Tax declaration can be submitted through the Finance Portal until the end of June. The deadline applies to most taxpayers, regardless of whether they are entitled to a refund or not.
Anyone who has already submitted the declaration should monitor the progress of the process on the portal, especially if they receive notifications or alerts from the Federal Revenue Service.
Discrepancies must be handled carefully, as they may delay settlement and eventual payment of the refund.
Therefore, if you received an alert after submitting your Income Tax, the advice is to consult the message on the Federal Revenue Portal, confirm the origin of the discrepancy and respond with justification or a substitute statement, as appropriate.
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