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How to Pick Mutual Funds That Beat the Market

  Smart Strategies for Investing in Mutual Funds: A Guide to Maximising Your Returns One of the most well-liked investing options for people looking for expert management and diversification without having to choose individual equities is a mutual fund. One of the easiest ways for people to accumulate wealth over time is through mutual fund investments. Mutual funds combine the capital of numerous individuals to invest in a diverse portfolio of stocks, bonds, and other securities, in contrast to direct stock market investing, which necessitates considerable time, study, and risk tolerance. Mutual funds are a well-liked option for both new and experienced investors due to their expert management and diversification. But merely investing in a mutual fund and crossing your fingers seldom yields the best outcomes. A comprehensive approach that matches the appropriate fund selection and management strategies with your financial objectives, risk tolerance, and investment timeline is nece...

Know that senior citizens get many special concessions in income tax

  People above 60 years of age, i.e., senior citizens, not only get the benefit of income tax exemption but also receive special relief from income tax on investments and returns. Elderly citizens do not have to pay any income tax on income up to Rs 3 lakh.   Exemption in tax limit under 80C limit: The tax exemption limit for old citizens in a financial year is Rs 3 lakh, while a common man gets tax exemption only up to Rs 2.5 lakh. For very senior citizens who are above 80 years of age, it is Rs 5 lakh. That is, if the annual income of a senior citizen is up to Rs 3 lakh and TDS has not been deducted, then he need not file an income tax return. Similarly, very senior citizens need not file income tax returns if they do not have an annual income up to Rs 5 lakh.   If the age is more than 75 years then no return is required: Those above 75 years of age are not required to file tax returns. There is no any need to file ITR for people above 75 years of age who are ...

Even after the new exemption, will file ITR for older people above 75 years of age?

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a waiver in the Union Budget 2021 for the elderly aged above 75 years from filing income tax returns. This announcement sounds good, but if you look at the conditions related to it, it would be better to continue filing returns to the income taxpayer.   Actually, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said in the budget speech that we are going to reduce the burden of legal troubles on the elderly aged 75 years or less. The central government will exempt senior citizens who have income only from pension and interest, from filing income tax. The paying banks of these senior citizens or the taxpayer will deduct the tax levied on their income. Experts say the announcement by the Finance Minister does not mean that 75 cross-aged elders earning pension and interest will not have to pay tax. They are exempted only from filing returns and tax will be deducted by their paying bank. That is, they will not need to pay a separate t...

Income Tax Alert | It is important to remember these three dates to fill the ITR of FY 2019-20

  Given the impact of the coronavirus epidemic and nationwide lockdown, the government has given taxpayers some leeway in terms of tax compliance. The lockdown was implemented in March this year. Therefore, the government had also announced to extend the period of filing the income tax returns of the previous financial year with the investment deadline for taxpayers eligible to receive tax exemption for FY 2019-20. Along with this, companies have also been given exemption in the deadline to issue Form-16. It is noteworthy that Form-16 is required to fill the income tax return.   In such a situation, you need to look at the important dates for filing income tax returns this year:   1. Investment deadline for tax exemption: The government had extended the investment deadline in tax saving schemes for the financial year 2019-20 from March 31, 2020, to June 30, 2020. However, this deadline was later extended for another month. Now the period of investment in tax savi...

CBDT changes form 26AS | Income tax payers will be able to fill returns easily

The Central Board of Direct Taxes of the country has made a major change to provide relief to the income taxpayers. Now taxpayers will also have to see Form 26AS (26AS) while filing the return for this assessment year. This form will contain additional details on the financial transactions of taxpayers. If you want to get detailed information about this form, then you can check the website of Income Tax Department with the help of your Permanent Account Number ie PAN Card. Explain that earlier Form 26AS used to have information about source deductions (TDS), additional tax, refunds, TDS defaults, but taxpayers can also view Statement of Financial Transactions. This means that now taxpayers will also get to see the details of all major transactions in their income tax returns. According to information provided by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Form 26AS will be effective from June 1, 2020. CBDT stated that all information related to financial tra...

Income tax department has issued new ITR forms with many changes, returns have to be filled by 30th November

The Income Tax Department has released the Income Tax Return Form (ITR Form) for the financial year 2019-20. For this, the government has also issued a notification. The last date to fill the ITR form for the financial year 2019-20 is 30 November. The department has issued 7 different forms this time. These include ITR-1 (Sahaj), ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4 (Sugam), ITR-5, ITR-6, ITR-7 and ITR-V (verification) forms. The Income Tax Department had earlier withdrawn Form 1 and Form 4 to include changes in tax rules due to the COVID19 epidemic. The Income Tax Department has given information about the new forms by tweeting. Taxpayers will have a separate space in each ITR form to provide details of expenses or investments made during the quarter ended 30 th   June. Add caption Who else has to fill the ITR form? ITR 1 Form: Citizens with an income up to Rs 50 lakh can fill this form. This includes income from salary, a house and interest. ITR 2 Forms: ITR 2 F...