Most of assessee/taxpee did not know about "Sahaj" Income Tax Return Form and procedure to filling it for Assessment Year 2011-12, so some important instructions & guidelines to filing of "Sahaj" Income Tax Return Form (ITR-1). In case of any doubt, please refer to relevant provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and the Income-tax Rules, 1962.
Guidelines & Instructions:
1. Assessment Year for which this Return Form is applicable - This Return Form is applicable for assessment year 2011-2012 only, i.e., it relates to income earned in Financial Year 2010-11.
2. Who can use this Return Form
This Return Form is to be used by an individual whose total income for the assessment year 2011-12 includes:-
(a) Income from Salary/ Pension; or
(b) Income from One House Property (excluding cases where loss is brought forward from previous years); or
(c) Income from Other Sources (excluding Winning from Lottery and Income from Race Horses)
NOTE Further, in a case where the income of another person like spouse, minor child, etc. is to be clubbed with the income of the assessee, this Return Form can be used only if the income being clubbed falls into the above income categories.
3. Who cannot use this Return Form
This Return Form can not be used by an individual whose total income for the assessment year 2011-12 includes,-
(a) Income from more than one house property; or
(b) Income from Winnings from lottery or income from Race horses; or
(c) Income under the head “Capital Gains”, which are not exempt from tax, E.g., short-term capital gains or long-term capital gains from sale of house, plot, etc.; or
(d) Income from agriculture in excess of Rs. 5,000; or
(E) Income from Business or Profession.
4. Annexure-less Return Form
No document (including TDS certificate) should be attached to this Return Form. All such documents enclosed with this Return Form will be detached and returned to the person filing the return.
5. Manner of filing this Return Form
This Return Form can be filed with the Income Tax Department in any of the following ways, -
(i) by furnishing the return in a paper form;
(ii) by furnishing the return electronically under digital signature;
(iii) by transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Return Form ITR-V;
(iv) by furnishing a Bar-coded return.
Where the Return Form is furnished in the manner mentioned at 5(iii), the assessee should print out two copies of Form ITR-V.
One copy of ITR-V, duly signed by the assessee, has to be sent by ordinary post to Post Bag No. 1, Electronic City Office, Bengaluru-560100, Karnataka. The other copy may be retained by the assessee for his record.
6. Filling out the acknowledgment
Only one copy of this Return Form is required to be filed. Where the Return Form is furnished in the manner mentioned at 5(i) or at 5(iv), the acknowledgment slip attached with this Return Form should be duly filled.
7. Obligation to file return
Every individual whose total income before allowing deductions under Chapter VI-A of the Income-tax Act, exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to income tax is obligated to furnish his return of income. The deductions under Chapter VI-A are mentioned in Part C of this Return Form.
Guidelines & Instructions:
1. Assessment Year for which this Return Form is applicable - This Return Form is applicable for assessment year 2011-2012 only, i.e., it relates to income earned in Financial Year 2010-11.
2. Who can use this Return Form
This Return Form is to be used by an individual whose total income for the assessment year 2011-12 includes:-
(a) Income from Salary/ Pension; or
(b) Income from One House Property (excluding cases where loss is brought forward from previous years); or
(c) Income from Other Sources (excluding Winning from Lottery and Income from Race Horses)
NOTE Further, in a case where the income of another person like spouse, minor child, etc. is to be clubbed with the income of the assessee, this Return Form can be used only if the income being clubbed falls into the above income categories.
3. Who cannot use this Return Form
This Return Form can not be used by an individual whose total income for the assessment year 2011-12 includes,-
(a) Income from more than one house property; or
(b) Income from Winnings from lottery or income from Race horses; or
(c) Income under the head “Capital Gains”, which are not exempt from tax, E.g., short-term capital gains or long-term capital gains from sale of house, plot, etc.; or
(d) Income from agriculture in excess of Rs. 5,000; or
(E) Income from Business or Profession.
4. Annexure-less Return Form
No document (including TDS certificate) should be attached to this Return Form. All such documents enclosed with this Return Form will be detached and returned to the person filing the return.
5. Manner of filing this Return Form
This Return Form can be filed with the Income Tax Department in any of the following ways, -
(i) by furnishing the return in a paper form;
(ii) by furnishing the return electronically under digital signature;
(iii) by transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Return Form ITR-V;
(iv) by furnishing a Bar-coded return.
Where the Return Form is furnished in the manner mentioned at 5(iii), the assessee should print out two copies of Form ITR-V.
One copy of ITR-V, duly signed by the assessee, has to be sent by ordinary post to Post Bag No. 1, Electronic City Office, Bengaluru-560100, Karnataka. The other copy may be retained by the assessee for his record.
6. Filling out the acknowledgment
Only one copy of this Return Form is required to be filed. Where the Return Form is furnished in the manner mentioned at 5(i) or at 5(iv), the acknowledgment slip attached with this Return Form should be duly filled.
7. Obligation to file return
Every individual whose total income before allowing deductions under Chapter VI-A of the Income-tax Act, exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to income tax is obligated to furnish his return of income. The deductions under Chapter VI-A are mentioned in Part C of this Return Form.
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