Dear Taxpayers, It may be noted that statement of donation in Form 10BD and certificate of donation in Form 10BE is only applicable to the fund or institutions approved under sub clause (iv) of clause (a) of sub section (2) of Section 80G i.e Category D – Donation entitled for 50% deduction without qualifying limit. In respect of donations which fall in any other category (excluding category D), the deduction under Section 80G of the Act shall be allowed to an assesse based on the claim made by him in his return of income E.g. Donations made to PMNRF and PM CARES Fund etc.

E-filing of Updated ITR u/s 139(8A) has also been enabled for ITR 7 for AY 2020-21 and AY 2021-22 using Excel utility. Refer details in News section. Please click Downloads | Income Tax Department to access and download the same for clicking respective AY folder. Once Updated ITR is prepared, you can upload the XML/JSON by logging into Income-tax website.

Form No. 3CEF, 58C, 58D, 27C, 3BB, 3BC, 10BC and 28A are now available on the e-Filing portal as per DGIT(S) Notification No.3/2022.

e-Pay Tax service is now enabled with wider payment options including RTGS/NEFT and Payment Gateway modes. 

MoF expressed its gratitude to taxpayers and tax professionals for making compliance in time leading to a surge in filing of Income-tax Returns.

E-filing of Updated ITR u/s 139(8A) has also been enabled for ITR 5 & 6 for AY 2020-21 and AY 2021-22 using Excel utility. Refer details in News section. Please click Downloads | Income Tax Department to access and download the same for clicking respective AY folder. Once Updated ITR is prepared, you can upload the XML/JSON by logging into Income-tax website.

The e-Filing website now offers e-Pay Tax service with wide range of modes for payment of taxes including Net Banking, Debit card, Pay at Bank Counter (Over the Counter), RTGS/NEFT and Payment Gateway (with sub-payment modes as Net Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card and UPI). Under RTGS/NEFT mode, payment of taxes can be made through any bank that offers this service. Tax payment through Protean website [NSDL] is also available to taxpayers as per the existing process.

DGIT (S) Notification No 5/2022 issued for Reduction of time limit for verification of ITR from 120 days to 30 days of transmitting the data of ITR electronically. Refer Detailed Notification.

A new record has been created of over 72.42 lakh (7.24m) ITRs filed on a single day. About 5.83 crore ITRs have been filed till 31st July, 2022. Click here for the details.

Top 10 FAQs related to filing of Income-tax Returns.