File Income Tax Return 




Simply put, Income Tax refers to the direct tax paid on income, to the government, withina given financial year (April-March).
When the total income of a person from all sources of income exceeds the maximum amountpermissible which is not chargeable to income-tax by the government, then that person is liable to file the Income Tax Return. Section 139(1) of the Income Tax Act was amended a fewyears back with a view to bring a larger number of persons in the tax net. Now if any personsatisfies any one of the following six conditions:
- owns a vehicle
- occupies a specified floor area of an immovable property
- incurs expenditure for himself or for any other person on foreign-travel
- subscribes to a telephone
- subscribes to a Credit Card
- is a Club member
then he/she is required to file an Income Tax Return.
The slabs to file Income Tax Returns vary, depending upon the total income earned during a year and the various exemptions for which the individual/entity is eligible for. In thecase of an assessee earning income primarily from salary, the due date for filing the IncomeTax Return is normally 31st July of the assessment year, unless extended by the Income TaxDepartment.
Individuals can file their Income Tax Returns by filling the requisite forms ITR 1, ITR2, ITR 3 or ITR 4.
Income tax Return SAHAJ (ITR-1) (1.18 MB) ![]() | For Individuals having Income from Salary/ Pension/ family pension & Interest |
Income Tax Return Form 2 (162 KB) ![]() | For Individuals and HUFs not having Income from Business or Profession |
Income Tax Return Form 3 (164 KB) ![]() | For Individuals/HUFs being partners in firms and not carrying out business or professionunder any proprietorship |
Income Tax Return Form 4 (275 KB) ![]() | For individuals & HUFs having income from a proprietary business or profession |
ITR Acknowledgment Form/Income Tax Return 5 (470 KB) ![]() | ITR Acknowledgement Form |
The return form, along with copies of necessary supporting documents, has to be filed atthe appropriate income tax office or special counters set up for this purpose, the detailsof which are available on the Income Tax Department website. It isalso mandatory to quote the Permanent Account Number (PAN) while filing the return.
Under Electronic Furnising of Return of Income Scheme, 2004, eligible assessees can filetheir returns of income electronically through persons authorised to act as e-returnintermediaries. The intermediaries digitises the data of such returns and transmit the sameelectronically to the e-filing server of the Income Tax Department under the digitalsignatures.
- Click here to download Income Tax Returnforms. (External website that opens in a new window)
- E-Filing of Income Tax Returns
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Frequently Asked Questions about Filing Tax Returns (External website that opens in anew window).
Useful Online Services
- Registration of E-Return Intermediary (External website that opens a in new window)
- Track PAN/TAN Application and e-Return Registration Status (External website that opens a in new window)
- Online status enquiry of tax payment made in Banks (External website that opens a in new window)
- Submit Grievance related to PAN (External website that opens a in new window)
- Search for PAN Card Details (for applications made through UTITSL) (External website that opens a in new window)
- Changes Or Correction in PAN Data (Through NSDL) (External website that opens a in new window)
- Online Application for New PAN (through UTITSL) (External website that opens a in new window)
- Online Application for New PAN (through NSDL) (External website that opens a in new window)
- Registration for Service Tax Payers (External website that opens a in new window)
- Know your Service Tax Tariff (External website that opens a in new window)
- e-filing of Central Excise Returns (External website that opens a in new window)
- e-filing of Service Tax Returns (External website that opens a in new window)
Related Websites
- Download Challans (External website that opens in a new window)
- Department of Revenue (External website that opens in a new window)
- Ministry of Finance (External website that opens in a new window)
- Financial Institutions in India (External website that opens in a new window)
- Income Tax Department (External website that opens in a new window)
- Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (External website that opens in a new window)
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