- How to file the Income Tax return in India?
Income tax department made the procedure to file the Income tax return very easy and straight forward. Please follow the following steps and you can file your Income tax return in 20-30 minutes.
If you don't have the PAN Card, apply for the PAN Card by filling up the following application form
How to Apply for a PAN Card
Application:
http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Archive/Form49aE.PDF
If you already have the PAN Card and would like to change the details (like address / other details)
http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Archive/ChangeForm.pdf
Both the forms can be submitted in the following locations:
http://www.utitsl.co.in/pan/search.php
http://www.tin-nsdl.com/TINFaciliCenter.asp
FILING the Income Tax Return:
Step 1: Register your PAN Card (Use the following URL for your PAN Card registration:
https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/portal/register.do?screen=registerPage1
The procedure to register your pan card is very simple:
Step 2: Login to your Income Tax account using your PAN Card
https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/portal/login.do
Step 3: Select appropriate type of Return Form
You need not worry as to which form has to be selected; the complete details are given in the link:
Which Form is Applicable?
For Individuals, HUF
| S.No | For Þ | Individual | Individual, HUF | ||
| Source of Income ß | ITR-1 | ITR-2 | ITR-3 | ITR-4 | |
| 1 | Income from Salary/Pension | • | • | • | • |
| 2 | Income from Other Sources (only Interest Income or Family Pension) | • | • | • | • |
| 3 | Income/Loss from Other Sources |
| • | • | • |
| 4 | Income/Loss from House Property |
| • | • | • |
| 5 | Capital Gains/Loss on sale of investments/property |
| • | • | • |
| 6 | Partner in a Partnership Firm |
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| • | • |
| 7 | Income from Proprietary Business/Profession |
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Step 4: Fill your return offline and generate a XML file.
Download Return Preparation Software for selected Return Form.
| Sl. No. | Form Name | Return Preparation Software | Remarks | System Requirements |
| 1 | ITR-1 | Excel Utility(Version 1.0) | Updated on (24-June-2009) | MS Excel |
| 2 | ITR-2 | Excel Utility(Version 1.0) | Updated on (24-June-2009) | MS Excel |
| 3 | ITR-3 | Excel Utility(Version 1.0) | Updated on (24-June-2009) | MS Excel |
| 4 | ITR-4 | Excel Utility (Version 1.0) | Updated on (24-June-2009) | MS Excel |
| 8 | ITR-5 | Excel Utility (Version 1.0) | Updated on (23-June-2009) | MS Excel |
| 9 | ITR-6 | Excel Utility (Version 1.0) | Updated on (23-June-2009) | MS Excel |
I am struck how to fill the form: Please follow the following instructions
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For salaried employees, you can just go through the Form 16 given by your employer and just fill the form going through your Form 16. This is very simple and straight forward.
In the excel document you will have the following additional check facilities to check whether you are filling the form in the right way or not:
once you complete the excel form do the following steps:
This option will validates the data that has been entered
Once you are done, print the Form
Once you print your form, then you can click on Generate, this will
Create the XML document in the same location where you have
Saved your original excel document
Step 5: Login to your income tax account (See step 1) and click on relevant form on
Left panel and select "Submit Return"
Step 6: Browse to select XML file and click on "Upload" button
Step 7: On successful upload acknowledgement details would be displayed. Click on
"Print" to generate printout of acknowledgement/ITR-V Form.
Step 8: Incase the return is digitally signed, on generation of "Acknowledgement" the
Return Filing process gets completed. You may take a printout of the Acknowledgement for your record.
Step 9: Incase the return is not digitally signed, on successful uploading of e-Return, the ITR-V Form would be generated which needs to be printed by the tax payers. This is an acknowledgement cum verification form. The tax payer has to fill-up the verification part and verify the same. A duly verified ITR-V form should be mailed to "Income Tax Department – CPC, Post Bag No - 1, Electronic City Post Office, Bangalore - 560100, Karnataka, " BY ORDINARY POST ONLY within 30 days after the date of transmitting the data electronically.
ITR-V sent by Speedpost, Registered Post or Courier will not be accepted.
No Form ITR-V shall be received in any other office of the Income-tax Department or in any other manner. In case, Form ITR-V, is furnished after the above mentioned period, it will be deemed that the return in respect of which the Form ITR-V has been filed was never furnished and it shall be incumbent on the assessee to electronically re-transmit the data and follow it up by submitting the new Form ITR-V within thirty days. This completes the Return filing process for non-digitally signed Returns.
Step 10: For any assistance in filing the ITR-V please contact the Public Relations
Officer of the local Income Tax Office
| Dear TaxPayers, |
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| Income Tax Department |
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