From assessment year 2013-14, E-filing has been made compulsory for the person who is an individual or a Hindu undivided family (HUF), if his or its total income, or the total income in respect of which he is or it is assessable under the act during the previous year, exceeds Rs. 5 lakh rupees for the assessment year 2013-14 onwards. It clearly states total income and not taxable income.
Please read below to know how you can file income tax return online yourself.
Calculate Income tax
You can calculate your income tax payable using the income tax calculator provided at this page: Income tax calculator. Income tax return excel utility also computes income tax, but they only take taxable income as input.
Also make sure that you also see whether the advance tax has been paid on time (See row 101-104 in tax calculator). In case you have paid the full tax but not paid on time as per the advance tax schedule, you are liable to pay interest under section 234 C. Income tax return excel utility also computes interest penalty u/s 234C.
Pay your tax online
Whatever pending amount you need to pay can be paid online on this link: Pay Taxes Online (Use only Internet explorer for this).
Select challan type as CHALLAN NO. /ITNS 280 and continue.
Select (0021) INCOME-TAX (OTHER THAN COMPANIES) in tax applicable field and
Select (300) SELF ASSESSMENT TAX in type of payment.
Select bank through which you want to pay.
Make sure to add interest penalty as computed by income tax return excel form u/s 234A, 234B and 234C in case of tax payments after due date.
You also pay through your net banking login on Axis Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, State Bank of Patiala, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, State Bank of Mysore, Bank of Maharashtra, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Saurashtra, Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Dena Bank, Syndicate Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Canara Bank, Indian Bank, Bank of India, Corporation Bank, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Indore, Vijaya Bank and HDFC Bank.
You can check online if your money has actually reached the I-T Department. For this you have to go to Tax Information Network Website and click the box CIN Based View. Provide details as per the receipt generated while online tax payment.
Fill Income tax return form
Download respective income tax form from income tax website. Income tax department has modified the return preparation software to include automatic calculation of tax and interest.
Income from Salary/Pension, interest and single house property ( but with exempt income is less than Rs. 5,000) : ITR-1
Income from more than one house property, capital gains, salaries, pension, interest and exempt income more than Rs 5,000: ITR-2
Income from partnership in a firm: ITR-3
Income from business/profession: ITR-4
Income from Presumptive Business: ITR-4S
Exempt income here includes transport/conveyance allowance, HRA exemption, agricultural income, insurance maturity amount, LTA, Gratuity, Interest on PPF balance, Leave Encashment, Income from Mutual Funds, Dividends and long term capital gains.
Fill up the form with information provided in Form-16 and the tax calculated in income tax calculator above in Step 1.
If you don’t know Assessing Officer (Ward / Circle), Find it here by submitting your PAN.
After filling up the form, Generate tax return XML from the income tax form by clicking Generate button on first sheet of excels form.
e-File income tax return
After you have created a XML file from income tax return excel form, Go to Income Tax e-Filing Website.
Create your login on this page on website. It’s not mandatory, to use a digital signature for electronically filing the return.
a) Filing return without digital signature:
Login to income tax site and click on assessment year under submit return menu on left side of page.
Upload the generated XML on this page for 2012-13 assessment year.
On successful upload acknowledgment details would be displayed.
Take printout of acknowledgment/ITR-V Form. You may also download it later. Login and go to link on top right My account > My Returns.
Form ITR-V has to be submitted with the Income tax Department as verification of the electronic filing of the return within 120 days after the date of e-Filing.
Form ITR-V is bar-coded, so it need not to be folded and to be mailed in a A4 size envelope BY ORDINARY or SPEED POST ONLY to “Income Tax Department – CPC, Post Box No – 1, Electronic City Post Office, Bengaluru – 560100, Karnataka” within 120 days after the date of e-filing of return. ITR-V sent by 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. Please keep a copy of the same with you also. After some day of posting the ITR-V, you can check status of receipt by going into account ‘My Account’ -> ‘E-filing Process Status’.
From year 2012-13, even if a person does not have digital signature, he can file online and even does not need to send ITR-V copy to Bangalore CPC (Central processing centre) address.
An electronic signature would be generated online in income tax efiling website after providing certain information from previous year’s income tax return. On validation of such information, unique PIN would be provided to person on email/SMS. This PIN can be used to file income tax return online without needing digital signature. This will also make sure no further hard copy needs to be sent to department.
b) Filing return with digital signature:
In case you don’t have digital signature and you want to buy that, you can buy class 2 or class 3. You can buy digital signature on e-Mudhra website . Class 2 individual certificate is available for Rs. 285 for 1 year validity.
In case return is filed with digital signature, user may take a printout of the Acknowledgment for his record. The tax-payer is not required to submit the Form ITR-V with the Income-tax Department.
Income tax department call center:
To assist taxpayers, a limited call center service has been established at ITD-CPC, Bangalore. Taxpayer queries on status of ITR-V receipt at CPC, Bangalore will be answered on 080-43456700 between 9:30 AM to 6 PM. The service will be available in English, Hindi and Kannada.
One may also call on 1800-425-2229 (Toll free) or 080-43456700 for status of receipt of ITR-V at CPC, Processing status of e-filed returns, Refund issues and any other information related to processing of returns at CPC. The working hours of CPC Call center have been extended to 9AM-8PM on all working days.
I hope this article will help many of us and make tax filing Simple & Easy. So please this year Do-It-Yourself.
Feel free to comment/suggest anything that I may have missed.
Note : No hard copy of any kind of proof needs to be submitted along with Income tax return.
can u provide excel file for calculate the salary tax ft-2010 2011 & generation of form-16 with same excel file
@Anand
You can download income tax calculator from: http://www.pankajbatra.com/india/income-tax-calculator-india-2008-2009-2010/
HOW TO APPLY ONLINE ITR 1 2 3 4
Hi pankaj,
For the AY 2010-2011,I had filed income tax returns online in July 2010. Later I noticed a mistake in the filed returns last week and again filled the revised returns and sent ithe ITR V form to CPC bangalore by ordinary post. While sending by mistake instead of sending both original and revised returns I sent just the original one. When I called up the call center of Aaykar Sampark kendra and told them about this problem they told me not to worry and send the original and revised ITR forms again to CPC bangalore and also told me that since I had already filed revised returns so the original return sent earlier would not be proceesed. JusAccordingly I sent both the revised and original ITR V form again immediately the next day by speed post . Today on checking the Efiling processing status under My Account section on the https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in site its showing that ITRV receipt has been generated for the acknowledgement number of my original retuns and not the revised one.
How can I resolve this issue. I have been trying to call the CPC Bangalore number
080-43456700 many times but do always find it engaged. also tried to the other toll free number 18004252229 but even that is not reachable.
Please let me know
Regards,
Rutvik
@Rutvik
You can wait for some more days for ITRV receipt acknowledgement for revised return.
Income tax department has introduced new facility for online submission of rectification request in cases where processing was completed by CPC Bangalore. Please review the guide for common errors to first rectify the return submitted and generate the rectification xml using excel utility (same utility is to be used). Taxpayer can log in My Account-> Rectification-> Rectification upload and follow instructions to upload the rectification xml file. The rectification request will be processed at CPC and if found acceptable, then a rectification order u/s154 will be issued. Please see manual for submission of rectification request. Please note that this facility is only for E-returns processed at CPC.
Hi Pankaj,
Thanks for your reply. I just checked today on the site and under E-Filing processing status, I saw that the ITR V receipt has been generated for the revised return as well. I hope that now I will not need to do the online rectification process.
Hi Pankaj,
I worked in a company for 7 month (April – October 2010). They have not deducted any TDS from my salary. Now i need form 16 from company for the same 7 month but company is saying that company will not give form 16 to you because company has not deducted any TDS.
My question is – For every case (TDS deducted or not) company has responsibility to provide form 16 to employee or only when TDS is deducted?
@Anand
In case company has not deducted TDS, there is no compulsion to issue Form-16.
How to find out Password for Income Tax login Id ?
As per new rule I had type my PAN Number as a login Id for register in E-filling.Now
let me know what will be the password to go ahead.
@Shirish
While creating login Id on E-filing website, you must have provided a password.
In case you have forgotten password, you may try using Forgot Password functionality on income tax website.
Dear sir,
i have filling tax return for 2009-2010 physically thru the agent. i have RS. 1800 refund amount in IT. But when i check my refund status in incometaxindia web site regarding refund status, site shows “e-Return has not been filed for this PAN and assessment year”. what is the problem? I’m not sure that whether the agent fill my tax return properly or not. suppose if it not submit properly, is it possible to resubmit again? please guide me
@Gajendran
Income tax return filed physically cannot be tracked online.
Physically filed return may take extra time in refund processing.
What to fill in the filling status rows, viz- Assessing officer’s designation, under section etc…
@Anirben
Status: Individual
Section: 11 – u/s 139(1)
Designation of Assessing Officer (Ward / Circle): You can check the same on this page: Know Jurisdiction
naresh chandra maheshwari says:
Sir,
I have decided to deposit Rs.10000/- in LNT Infra. On 03.03.2011 I deposited a Cheque for Rs.10000/- which was debited to my account after 2/3 days. Which I declared in my details of investment for the Financial Year.
Vide their allotment advice, I observed that only 4 unit for Rs.4000/- has been alloted to me. Now, I have claimed rebate on 10000/- whereas only 4000/- is deposited.
Tax on the remaining amount Rs.6000/- how can be deposited to save from tax responsibility.
NARESH CHANDRA MAHESHWARI
17-C-508, VASUNDHRA, GHAZIABAD
03.04.2011
@Naresh
As issue was oversubscribed, company has allotted less number of units to each individual.
You can pay self-assessment income tax on remaining 6000 Rs now (there will be 1% interest per month under section 234B and C for payment after 31st March).
While filing income tax return in July, declare the tax paid and provide 80CCF deduction as 4000.
To start with, thanks a ton for the useful info you provide and help people like us for whom IT is not lesser than solving a complex problem in math exams. Highly appreciate….
OK coming to my query, I fall under slab 1 of IT.
My employer has deducted a TDX of around Rs5000 from my sal in Oct 2010 and Rs10000 from Feb 2011.
I however failed to submit the LIC certificates in time when asked and hene the deduction.
It has caused a big bomb on my pocket, so pls suggest me solution thru which I can get the refunds.
Thnks in advance
@Neeraj
You can ask for refund while filing income tax return while declaring 80-C exemption.
Joined a company on April 5 2010, I was working in my Previous company Till April 4 2010 should I need to submit two From 16 , Just for 4 days
@Raja
In case previous employer deducted some tax amount in FY 2010-11, then they must provide you Form-16 for 2010-11.
Moreover, there is no need to submit Form-16 along with income tax return. So no question arises of two form-16 submission.
Hi pankaj,
i joined this company on february, they have deducted 30% from my salary for the month of feb and march due to non submission of PAN number. I wasnt aware of it till now. after dsicussion with my HR, HR asked me to file IT return. i don’t have a clue. Iam still looking for it on how to file ITR. i would be very thankful if u help me out on this.
thanks,
Rakesh
@Rakesh
You will have to file income tax return before 31st July, 2011. Once you do same, you will get income tax refund within 3-4 months.
hai pankaj……………. i want to file my return for the assessement year 2011-12. can you help me in this. I found online filing only for 2010-11. please reply me.
@Raj
Forms for assessment year 2011-12 are not yet made live and e-filing links has not been enabled.
Please wait for some more time. There is no hurry to file return. Last date is 31st July, 2011.
Hai pankaj………….. I want to file the return for Assessement year 2011-2012. The ITR forms available is of A/Y 2010-11. PLease help me to file online for Financial Year 2010-2011.
@Chaithra
Forms for assessment year 2011-12 are not yet made live and e-filing links has not been enabled.
Please wait for some more time. There is no hurry to file return. Last date is 31st July, 2011.
how much u are charged for filling the income tax returns via online.
@Niro
Income tax e-filing is free of charge on Income tax department website.
what is the due date for filing individual tetures for AY 2011-12
@Venu
Last date for filing income tax return for Assessment Year AY 2011-12 (Financial Year FY 2010-11) is 31st July, 2011.
sir, i have not filed my incometax returns for assessement years 2008-2009, 2009-2010. is there any provision to file pending returns on line.
thanking you sir,
@Mahaboob
You can try filing income tax return online on https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
Hi Pankay,
I have tow form 16 for the assessment year 2011-12. Sicne I have moved to new company on Jan this year. Could you please tell me how to e-filing both the form16 on single login………
Thanks in Advance,
Dayanidhi M
@Dayanidhi
You will have to add income figures from both Form-16s and file a single income tax return.
In case you want to get your return filed, you may contact our paid services team at [email protected]
Hi Pankaj,
Thanks for you reply. I have one more clarification. Do we need to file IT return if the Gross salary is less 5 lacs………
thanks
Dayanidhi M
@Dayanidhi
Starting this year, if your taxable income is less than 5 lacs and you don’t have any other income other than salary; then income tax return filing is not mandatory.
But I would still suggest you to file it, as previous years IT returns are required in many financial transactions like home loan application, term insurance application etc.
Dear Sir,
Our Company already filed the return for A.Y. 2010-11 with digital signature, now again we file revise return, any possibility to file the revise reture with digital signature. Reply must.
@ Nirmala,
U can revise ur return for A.Y 2010-11 with digital signature but assessing officer may put penalty and if any refund in this return will not get. “The time allowed U/s 139(5) for submission of revised return is within a year from the end of relevant A.Y or before the assessment is made whichever earlier”
sir,
I am working in a software company in Coimbatore. My company deducted the tax amount from my salary and provided a TDS certificate for the year 2009-2010. I have not submitted the returns yet.
Can you tell me which form I have to use to submit the returns?
Is it difficult to fill the form myself? Is there any special things to be noted?
What is the last date for submitting tax returns for 2009-2010 year?
Thanks
@Nissar
You can file income tax return now but due to late filing, a penalty of Rs 5000 can be put by assessing officer.
If you had only income from salary, you will have to file income tax return form 1 (ITR 1).
Its pretty easy to file income tax return and you can do it yourself. This article http://www.pankajbatra.com/india/file-income-tax-return-online-yourself has all details.
Last date for filing income tax return was 31st July 2010, but it could also have been done by end of assessment year 2010-11, that is 31st March, 2011.
In case you need professional paid consulting, fee free to contact us at [email protected]
Dear Pankaj, I have not filed return for Assessment Year 2008-2009 now I can file it.
Secondly, a mistake happen while filing A. year 2009-2010 I am having two form 16 of my previous Organisation and New Organisation but I have filed only 1 with my New Organisation and not filed of Previous Organisation. How I can solve this issue. Pl. suggest me. Also, for both the above mentioned issues I have gone to IT Dept. but they are saying that u can’t file for the previous years.
@Vijay
You can file return for 2008-09 online but as last date is already passed, assessing officer may ask for penalty for late filing.
For 2009-10 also, last date has passed and you will have to file revised return in the same form as earlier (if already filed online then file revised online else offline). In this case too, a penalty may be imposed for late filing.
Dear Pankaj, Thanks for the clarification.
Also, I have to ask I am staying in Bangalore, but can I file in another city like my native Aurangabad or Baroda so things will move fast compare to Bangalore
@Vijay
You can file return online and can mention your current address on that.
Thanks for sharing this greate article on income tax return.