Our Income Tax act identifies a person as senior citizen if he or she is 60 years of age or more at any time during the financial year or previous year. Earlier this limit was 65 years, now recently government of India has reduced it to 60 years. Government of India has also introduced another concept called super senior citizen. As per Income Tax act, if a person is 80 … [Read more...] about Income tax benefits for senior citizens in india
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Use the right Indian income tax return form – ITR
ITRs are prescribed forms of IT department through which a tax payer should file his yearly IT return. You can not file your IT return in any other format. Based on your IT status and income, different IT Return forms are prescribed by IT department. Till date, IT department has prescribed 8 ITRs out of which you have to choose one IT Return Form. You have form ITR 1, ITR 2, … [Read more...] about Use the right Indian income tax return form – ITR
Tax return copy to be sent to CPC, Bangalore Office – ITRV
All tax payers are required to send their ITR copy (i.e. ITRV) to IT department, CPC office, Bangalore if they have e-filled their return without digital signature. As per IT act, IT Return copy has to be sent on or before 120 days of e-filling your ITR (i.e. uploading your IT return). If you are e-filling your ITR on 31st July then the due date of sending IT receipt is 31st … [Read more...] about Tax return copy to be sent to CPC, Bangalore Office – ITRV
Why should NRI get a PAN Card
Non resident Indians (NRI) are taxable for the income that they receive from India. With effect from 1st of April 2010, non resident Indians are required to obtain Permanent Account Number (PAN) from IT department and provide the same to the deductor. Failure to do so will attract higher withholding of income tax at the rate of 20% compare to the normal income tax rate … [Read more...] about Why should NRI get a PAN Card
How to avoid delays in getting income tax refund
After filling your income tax return (ITR) online for getting refund, you need e-verify your uploaded return by using any of the mode available to you online. If it's not possible to e-verify, then government has provided option to send your ITR-V to IT department CPC Bangalore office within 120 days of uploading your ITR. On receipt of such ITR-V, IT department will … [Read more...] about How to avoid delays in getting income tax refund
Guidelines of sending ITRV to CPC, Bangalore
ITRV stands for income tax return verification form and treated as an acknowledgement of efilling your income tax return. Each individual who has e-filled his IT return without using digital signature certificate is required to compulsorily send their ITRV to IT department’s CPC Bangalore office. However, if you have filled your IT return with digital signature then it’s not … [Read more...] about Guidelines of sending ITRV to CPC, Bangalore
Income tax return – is filing ITR compulsory in India
As per IT act, an individual is required to file his IT return if his/her income before deduction exceeds the basic exemption limit. In chapter VIA, deductions like investment in LIC, PPF and EPF are listed, anyone fulfiling the required criteria as mentioned in respective sections of chapter VIA can claim those deductions from his her total income. However for ITR filing … [Read more...] about Income tax return – is filing ITR compulsory in India
How a wrong email address can impact your tax return filing
Email address is the most important thing that an individual or a company need to look in while registering at income tax site or filing tax return. Most of the tax payers in India use their office email id for tax e-filing. We suggest them not to use their office email address while filing ITR form. What you get on your email address ITR V receipt Intimation or notice … [Read more...] about How a wrong email address can impact your tax return filing
IT return can always be filled for two preceding financial year
We all know, Income tax return (ITR) has to be filled before the due date of filling IT return i.e. 31st July of the assessment year following the financial year for which you are filling your tax return. But this is not the end. If you missed the deadline of filling your tax return then it can still be filled after such date. … [Read more...] about IT return can always be filled for two preceding financial year
Form 16 and Income tax return – Use and requirement
Form 16 is issued by your employer to you as a TDS certificate showing the entire tax that are deducted from your salary and other incomes as declared by you. As per IT act, employer needs to deduct tax from employee’s salary if such employee’s salary is taxable for the financial year. After such deduction, employer required to deposit the tax amount so deducted within 7th of … [Read more...] about Form 16 and Income tax return – Use and requirement