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Income Tax – Definition, Income Tax Department, Laws, Rules, Slabs, Tax Saving – Complete Guide

Updated on: Jul 26th, 2022

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Income Tax – Latest Updates, Basics, Tax Slabs, Income Tax Department & Laws – Income Tax Guide 2022-23

Updated on June 06, 2022 – 10:44:37 AM

What is income tax?Income tax is a type of direct tax the central government charges on the income earned during a financial year by the individuals and businesses. It is calculated based on the tax slabs defined by Income Tax Department.

What’s New in Income Tax

02 May 2022

27 April 2022

  • Form 26A, Form 27BA, Form 10BD & Form 10BE are available on the income tax portal

20 April 2022

  • Income Tax Portal announced that UDIN update functionality is enabled for Forms filed from June 2021 onwards

Budget 2022 Updates – Income Tax

  • New provision is introduced to allow taxpayers to update the past return and include omitted income by additional tax payment.
  • Income from transfer of digital assets such as crypto to be taxed at 30%.
  • The surcharge on the long-term capital gains (LTCG) has been capped at 15%

Click here for the latest Press release on income tax due dates

What is Income Tax?

Taxes in India can be categorized as direct and indirect taxes. Direct tax is a tax you pay on your income directly to the government. Indirect tax is a tax that somebody else collects on your behalf and pays to the government eg restaurants, theatres and e-commerce websites recover taxes from you on goods you purchase or a service you avail. This tax is, in turn, passed down to the government.

Direct Taxes

Direct taxes are broadly classified as :

  1. Income Tax – This is taxes an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family or any taxpayer other than companies, pay on the income received. The law prescribes the rate at which such income should be taxed
  2. Corporate Tax – This is the tax that companies pay on the profits they make from their businesses. Here again, a specific rate of tax for corporates has been prescribed by the income tax laws of India.

Indirect taxes

Indirect taxes take many forms: service tax on restaurant bills and movie tickets, value-added tax or VAT on goods such as clothes and electronics. Goods and services tax, which has recently been introduced is a unified tax that has replaced all the indirect taxes that business owners have to deal with.

31 January 31 March 31 July Oct – Nov
Deadline to submit your investment proofs Deadline to make investments under Section 80C Last date to file your tax return Time to verify your tax return

Income Tax Basics

Everyone who earns or gets an income in India is subject to income tax. (Yes, be it a resident or a non-resident of India ). Also read our article on Income Tax for NRIs. Your income could be salary, pension or could be from a savings account that’s quietly accumulating a 4% interest. Even, winners of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ have to pay tax on their prize money. For simpler classification, the Income Tax Department breaks down income into five heads:
Head of Income Nature of Income covered
Income from Salary Income from salary and pension are covered under here
Income from Other Sources Income from savings bank account interest, fixed deposits, winning KBC
Income from House Property This is rental income mostly
Income from Capital Gains Income from sale of a capital asset such as mutual funds, shares, house property
Income from Business and Profession This is when you are self-employed, work as a freelancer or contractor, or you run a business. Life insurance agents, chartered accountants, doctors and lawyers who have their own practice, tuition teachers

Who Should Pay Income Tax? – Taxpayers and Income Tax Slabs

Taxpayers in India, for the purpose of income tax includes:
  • Individuals
  • Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)
  • Association of Persons(AOP)
  • Body of Individuals (BOI)
  • Firms
  • Companies
Each of these taxpayers is taxed differently under the Indian income tax laws. While firms and Indian companies have a fixed rate of tax of 30% of profits, the individual,HUF, AOP and BOI taxpayers are taxed based on the income slab they fall under. People’s incomes are grouped into blocks called tax brackets or tax slabs. And each tax slab has a different tax rate. In India, we have four tax brackets each with an increasing tax rate.
  • Income earners of up to 2.5 lakhs
  • Income earners of between 2.5 lakhs and 5 lakhs
  • Income earners of between 5 lakhs and 10 lakhs
  • Those earning more than Rs 10 lakhs
Income Range Tax rate Tax to be paid
Up to Rs.2,50,000 0 No tax
Between Rs 2.5 lakhs and Rs 5 lakhs 5% 5% of your taxable income
Between Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 10 lakhs 20% Rs 12,500+ 20% of income above Rs 5 lakhs
Above 10 lakhs 30% Rs 1,12,500+ 30% of income above Rs 10 lakhs
This is the income tax slab for FY 2017-18 for taxpayers under 60 years. There are two other tax slabs for two other age groups: those who are 60 and older and those who are above 80. A word of note:People often misunderstand that if they earn let’s say Rs.12 lakhs, they will be paying a 30% tax on Rs.12 lakhs i.e Rs.3,60,000. That’s incorrect. A person earning 12 lakhs in the progressive tax system, will pay Rs.1,12,500+ Rs.60,000 = Rs. 1,72,500. Check out the income tax slabs for previous years and other age brackets.

Exceptions to the Tax Slab

One must bear in mind that not all income can be taxed on slab basis. Capital gains income is an exception to this rule. Capital gains are taxed depending on the asset you own and how long you’ve had it. The holding period would determine if an asset is long term or short term. The holding period to determine nature of asset also differs for different assets. A quick glance of holding periods, nature of asset and the rate of tax for each of them is given below.
Type of capital asset Holding period Tax rate
House Property
  • Holding more than 24 months – Long Term
  • Holding less than 24 months – Short Term
 20% Depends on slab rate
Debt mutual funds
  • Holding more than 36 months – Long Term
  • Holding less than 36 months – Short Term
 20% Depends on slab rate
Equity mutual funds
  • Holding more than 12 months – Long Term
  • Holding less than 12 months – Short Term
 Exempt (until 31 March 2018) Gains > Rs 1 lakh taxable @ 10% 15%
Shares (STT paid)
  • Holding more than 12 months – Long Term
  • Holding less than 12 months – Short Term
 Exempt (until 31 March 2018)Gains > Rs 1 lakh taxable @ 10% 15%
Shares (STT unpaid)
  • Holding more than 12 months – Long Term
  • Holding less than 12 months – Short Term
 20% As per Slab Rates
20% As per Slab Rates
  • Holding more than 36 months – Long Term
  • Holding less than 36 months – Short Term
 20% Depends on slab rate

Financial year

The financial year is a one-year period that the taxpayers use for accounting and financial reporting purposes. It is the year in which the income is earned. According to the Income Tax Act, such a period begins from 1st April of the calendar year to 31st March of the next calendar year. It is abbreviated as “FY”. For example, for the financial year starting from 1st April 2021 and ending on 31st March 2022, it can be written as FY 2021-22.

Assessment year

The one year period from 1st April to 31st March starting immediately after the financial year is termed as assessment year. This period is called the assessment year because all the taxpayers have to evaluate their income earned in the financial year and pay taxes in this year. For example, for incomes earned during the FY 2021-22, the assessment year will be AY 2022-23.

Assessee

The assessee is a person or a group who assesses his/her income and pays tax as per the Income Tax Act. The assessee can be an individual, a partnership firm, a company, an Association of Persons (AOP), trust, etc.

What is PAN?

PAN is an abbreviation for the Permanent Account Number. It is a unique 10-digit alphanumeric digit issued by the Income Tax Department to Indian taxpayers. All the tax-related transactions and information of a person are recorded against their unique permanent account number. When the person has to pay advance tax or self assessment tax, he/she needs to mention the PAN number. Also, where the person submits his PAN to certain entities like banks, mutual fund companies, etc. The financial information from such entities goes to the income tax department via PAN. This allows the taxman to link all tax-related activities with the department. Hence, just by putting a permanent account number the taxman can identify all your financial transactions.

What is TAN?

TAN is an abbreviation for Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number. It is a unique 10 digit alpha numeric digit allotted by the Income Tax Department of India. All persons responsible for deduction (TDS) or collection of tax (TCS) are reresponsible for obtaining TAN. It is compulsory to quote the TAN in TDS/TCS return, any TDS/TCS payment challan, and TDS/TCS certificates.

Residents and non residents

Levy of income tax in India is dependent on the residential status of a taxpayer. Individuals who qualify as a resident in India must pay tax on their global income in India i.e. income earned in India and abroad. Whereas, those who qualify as Non-residents need to pay taxes only on their Indian income. The residential status has to be determined separately for every financial year for which income and taxes are computed.

Defining Income

Income has ben very widely defined in the Income-tax Act. In simple words, income includes salary, pension, rental income, profits out of any business or profession, any profit made out of the sale of any specified asset, interest income, dividends, royalty income etc. The law classifies income under 5 major heads as already mentioned above.
  • Salary Income
  • House Property income
  • Profits and Gains from Business or Profession
  • Capital Gains
  • Income from other Sources
The law also allows a taxpayer to claim deductions specific to each such income and hence to avail the appropriate deductions, it is important that you classify income under the right heads. Eg. A salaried taxpayer can claim a standard deduction of Rs 40,000 while a taxpayer having rental income from a flat can claim municipal taxes as a deduction.

Income Tax deductions

There are broad themes to what the government incentivizes. These are either in the form of:
  1. Various deductions available under Section 80 of the Income Tax Act which can be claimed from the Total Income or
  2. Deductions that are specific to each source of income.
Some of the key deductions have been discussed here:

Home ownership

  • Stamp duty and Registration under Section 80C
  • Home loan principal and interest
  • First time homeowner benefit of Rs.50,000 under Section 80EE
Deduction on Maximum allowed (for self-occupied house property) Maximum allowed (for property on rent)
Stamp duty and registration + principal Rs.1,50,000 within the overall limit of Section 80C Rs.1,50,000 within the overall limit of Section 80C
Deduction on home loan interest under Section 24 Rs.2,00,000 No cap (but rental income must be shown in the income tax return) Further, maximum loss from house property capped at Rs 2 lakhs
Deduction for first-time homeowners under Section 80EE *certain conditions apply Rs.50,000 –

Home renting

  • House Rent Allowance or HRA (for salaried only) Given how many Indians move cities for work, this is a common allowance most salaried individuals can find in their payslips. If you are renting an apartment, be sure to claim this in your tax return.
  • Section 80GG (if you are renting and don’t get HRA) If you are not salaried, or you are still salaried, but don’t get HRA, then you can claim deduction for rent under Section 80GG. Learn more.

Health

  • Life insurance premium under Section 80C
  • Medical insurance under Section 80D
  • Preventative health checkups under Section 80D
  • Medical bills (for salaried only)( replaced with standard deduction of Rs 40,000 effective 1 April 2018)

Tax Deductions for health insurance under Section 80D in FY 2017-18

Person insured Maximum deduction Below 60 years Maximum deduction 60 years or older
You, your spouse, your children Rs.25,000 Rs.50,000
Your parents Rs.25,000 Rs.50,000
Preventative health checkup Rs.5,000 Rs.5,000
Maximum deduction (includes preventative health checkup) Rs.50,000 Rs.1,00,000

Long-term savings

Employee provident fund (for salaried only)Companies cut 12% of your basic salary and put it in a fund managed by EPFO. Public provident fund Individuals can open a PPF account from a post office or a public sector bank like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank. All of these allow you a deduction under Section 80C upto RS 1.5 lakhs Contribution to NPS is also another tax saving avenue for claim of deduction under Section 80CCD

Other investment avenues

Investment Risk Interest Guaranteed Returns Lock-in Period
ELSS funds Equity-related risk 12-15% expected No 3 years
NSC Risk-free 7.6% Yes 5 years
5-Year FDs Risk-free 7-9% expected Yes 5 years

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Business profits

Running a business and wondering how to go about your taxes? It is simple. Take your gross receipts from your business and reduce various business related expenses from it eg telephone, internet, salary you pay to people you have hired, depreciation on the items that you use for your business like computer etc. What you are left with are your profits that you need to offer as your Income from Business. Similar is the method of computing your taxable profits if you are carrying out a profession too. But make sure you maintain proper books of accounts recording all your business transactions as law mandates that you do do. However, if you do not want to maintain books, you may opt for Presumptive taxation scheme where you will have to offer a fixed percentage of your gross receipts as your income. Read our detailed article on Income from Business and presumptive income and taxes

Tax Credits

Income of certain nature will suffer a Tax Deduction at source itself. Eg salary, interest, rent, commission etc. The person in charge of paying such income will have to mandatorily deduct taxes before making the payment subject to certain conditions. Similarly, one may be liable to pay advance taxes if taxes payable after reducing TDS is Rs 10,000 or more. After TDS and advance tax, if there still tax to be paid, the same would be paid in the form of Self Assessment Taxes. All of the above taxes paid i.e. TDS, Advance Tax and Self Assessment Tax would reflect in Form 26AS of the taxpayer which is a significant document one needs to rely on while filing the return of income. This Form 26AS is called the tax credit statement that contains all the tax credits lying against you PAN for any given financial year.

Income Tax Rules

While the Income Tax Act, 1961 is the law enacted by the legislature for governing and administering income taxes in India, Income Tax Rules, 1962 has been framed to help apply and enforce the law contained in the Act. Further, the Rules cannot be read independently. They must be read in conjunction with the Act only. Further, the Rules must be within the framework of the Act and cannot override the provisions of the Act. For example, the Act lays down the law with regard to taxability of perquisites given by the employer to his employees as “salary”. However, it does not discuss how the perquisites must be valued. Such valuation is in turn prescribed under Rule 3 of the Income-tax Rules.

Income Tax Calculation

Every income that your receive should form part of your income tax return. Of course, the law does provide for exemption of certain incomes eg. dividend income from an Indian company, LTCG on listed equity shares upto Rs 1 lakh in any financial year etc. Therefore, here is a quick guideline you can probably follow to compute taxes due on your income:
  • List down all your income – be it salary, rental income, capital gains, interest income or profits from your business or profession
  • Remove incomes that are exempt under law
  • Claim all applicable deductions available under every source of income . eg claim standard deduction of Rs 40,000 from salary income, claim municipal taxes from rental income, claim business related expenses from your business turnover etc
  • Claim all applicable exemptions under every head of income eg. amount reinvested in another house property can be claimed as exemption from capital gains income etc
  • Claim applicable deductions from your total income eg the 80 deductions like 80C, 80D, 80TTA, 80TTB etc
  • You will now arrive at your taxable income. Check the tax slab you fall under and accordingly arrive at your income tax payable.
The government keeps introducing and altering tax slabs, schemes and tax benefits, so it’s a good idea to keep up with the Budget. Income Tax Calculator

What is computation of income?

The process of calculating taxable income after taking into account the income from all the five heads (salary, house property, capital gains, business or profession, and other sources), exemptions, deductions, rebate, set off of losses, etc., is called computation of income. After computation of income, the taxpayer can compute the income tax liability as per the Income Tax Act.

Rebate u/s 87A

Rebate under Section 87A allows taxpayers reduce their income tax liability. If you are a resident individual and the amount of your total income after reducing Chapter VI-A deductions (Section 80C, 80D, 80U, etc) does not exceed Rs 5 lakh in a financial year, you can claim a tax rebate up to Rs 12,500. This means, if your total tax payable is less than Rs 12,500, then you will not have to pay any tax.

Income Tax Payment

The Government collects income tax from three channels:
  1. TDS
  2. Advance tax
  3. Self Assessment tax

TDS

  • TDS exists to help government get tax throughout the year. There’s a prescribed table on how much tax deducted under what circumstances.
  • Your employer cuts TDS based on the information available to him about you. So if you’ve made investments, but have not declared or if you live in a rented house, but have not shared rent receipts, your finance department will have no choice but to deduct tax based on only thing they know – your CTC.
  • This is why the investment proofs deadline in your office is super important. Save yourself some headache and submit your investment proofs on time.
  • Banks don’t know if you’re working in a company or if income from fixed deposits is what you solely rely on. So they deduct a standard 10% tax before they give away the interest. Now if you fall in the 20% or 30% bracket, it’s on you to pay the remainder of the income tax. That’s why sometimes you may find yourself paying some tax at the time of filing a tax return.
  • Make sure banks have your PAN number. They deduct 20% tax if they don’t have your PAN in their records.
  • Anyone who’s receiving an income of a specified nature say salary, interest, commission, rent, professional income etc. will have some percentage of tax withheld as prescribed by the government.

Advance Tax

Self-employed people must do the calculation themselves and pay the tax to the Government periodically every quarter.The deadlines are:
Due Date Advance Tax Payable
On or before 15th June 15% of advance tax
On or before 15th September 45% of advance tax
On or before 15th December 75% of advance tax
On or before 15th March 100% of advance tax
To calculate your advance tax:
  • Add up all the invoices received and include future payments you will be receiving till March 31 to estimate your taxable income.
  • Deduct expenses directly related to your business, and any investments you have made under Section 80C in order to arrive at your taxable income.
  • Determine your tax liability for the year
  • Reduce the Tax already deducted at source from your tax liability as determined above
  • If the remaining tax payable is greater than Rs 10,000 you will have to pay advance taxes based on the rates prescribed in the above table.
  • Use the Income Tax Calculator to determine your tax liability

Self Assessment Tax

When you are filing a tax return and you find out that you need to pay additional tax, you’d be paying self assessment tax. Another way to think about this would be.
  • if you are paying tax for a financial year after the deadline has ended, you will pay self assessment tax.
  • if you are paying tax for a financial year during the financial year, you will pay advance tax.

Payment of TDS Advance Tax and Self Assessment Tax

TDS is deducted by the payer himself and remitted to the government by him. Hence the taxpayer need not worry about this part of his tax liability. As regards advance tax and self assessment tax, the same can be discharged online using Challan 280. Read our detailed guide on payment of taxes online.

Income Tax Return

An Income Tax Return is a form where a taxpayer discloses details of his income, claims applicable deductions and exemptions and taxes that are payable on the taxable income. Further, details of taxes paid also reflect in the return. Any excess tax paid for a year will be claimed as a refund in the return of income. Some taxpayers who are into any business or profession disclose details of such business or profession like turnover, expenses relating to business, profits from business etc. All the above information, put together, form part of your return and is filed with the Income Tax Department.

Income Tax Return Filing

Filing of income tax return online has been made mandatory for all classes of taxpayers barring few exceptions :
  • Taxpayers aged 80 and above need not filed return online
  • Taxpayers having an income less than Rs 5 lakhs and not claiming a refund need not file return online
For the rest, online filing is mandatory. Do note that deadlines for filing of returns have also been prescribed. For most individual taxpayers, the due date for filing return of income is 31 July immediately following the concerned financial year. If you do not file on time, here are some disadvantage:
  • You will be denied carry forward of losses (except house property loss) to future years
  • Delay processing of refund claims if any
  • Difficulty on getting home loans
  • Levy of late filing fee upto Rs 10,000 under Section 234F
  • Levy of interest under 234A if there are taxes due as on 31 July
E-filing online is a more complete and better alternative to filing on the income tax website. Also it is for more than just e-filing your income tax return. ClearTax helps you claim all the deductions you’re eligible for and helps you invest. Once you file your return online, you either e-verify the same or take a print of the ITR V and send it to CPC, bangalore for processing of your return. Read our detailed article on e-verification of return of income Here’s a guide to e-filing your first tax return on ClearTax.

What is ITR –V?

Form ITR-V is an income tax return verification form generated after the taxpayer submits files income tax return and submits it to the income tax department. The ITR-V should be e-verified or must be sent to CPC Bangalore at “Income Tax Department – CPC, Post Box No – 1, Electronic City Post Office, Bangalore – 560100, Karnataka” for verification. The ITR processing takes plae only if its verification is completed.

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ITR Forms

ITR forms i.e. the return filing forms have been prescribed differently based on the class of taxpayers and the source of income. See below for further clarity  

Documents Required for ITR Filing

Form 16, Form 26AS, Form 16A, proof of tax saving investments made, bank account details etc are some of the crucial details / documents that you need to be ready with before filing your return. Further the documents you are going to need to file your tax return are largely going to depend on your source of income. Here is our detailed article on documents you need for filing of your return of income

Budget 2022 – All Income Tax Related Announcements

  • New updated return: A new provision is introduced to allow taxpayers to update the return and include any omitted income on payment of additional tax. The updated return needs to be filed within two years from the end of the relevant assessment year.
  • Surcharge: Corporate surcharge to be reduced from 12% to 7%.
  • Startups: The eligible startups under Section 80-IAC benefits are now extended to the eligible startups incorporated until March 31, 2023.
  • Alternate Minimum Tax: AMT to be reduced to 15% for co-operative societies.
  • Crypto taxation: Income from transfer of digital assets such as crypto to be taxed at 30%. No deductions will be allowed except the cost of acquisition of digital assets. Loss on sale of digital assets cannot be set off against any other income. TDS at 1% will be levied if income is over the threshold. Gifting of digital assets will be taxable in the hands of the recipient.
  • NPS: The Finance Ministry has proposed to increased the deduction limit of employers contribution to the National Pension Scheme (NPS) Tier-I account for state government employees from 10% to 14%.
  • Section 80DDB: The parent/guardian of the differently-abled can take a tax deduction for payment to the insurance scheme that provides for the payment of the annuity or lump sumto the differently-abled dependant during the lifetime of the parent and guardians on attaining their age of sixty years or more, and the payment or deposit to such scheme has been discontinued.
  • Eligible business deductions: Any surcharge and cess levied on income are not allowed as business expenditure.
  • Losses set off rules: Brought forward loss cannot be set off against undisclosed income detected during any survey or search.

Income Tax – FAQs

  • When it is mandatory to file return of income?

    The companies and firms are mandatorily required to file an income tax return (ITR). However, individuals, HUF, AOP, BOI should file ITR if the income exceeds the basic exemption limit of Rs 2.5 lakh. This limit is different for senior citizens (Rs 3 lakhs) and super senior citizens (Rs 5 lakh).

  • Can i file return of income even if my income is below taxable limits?

    Yes, you can file return of income voluntarily even if your income is less than basic exemption limit

  • What documents are to be enclosed along the return of income?

    There is no need to enclose any documents with the return of income. However, one should retain the documents to produce before any competent authority as and when required in future.

  • Should I disclose all my income in the return even if it is exempt?

    Yes. Income from every source including exempt income must be disclosed. The same can be shown under the Schedule EI.

  • Should I e-verify to get the IT refund?

    e-Verification of the income tax return filed electronically is mandatory to complete the process of ITR filing. One should e-verify income tax returns within the stipulated time. Non-verified ITR will be treated as invalid. You can e-verify ITR by Aadhaar OTP, bank ATM, Electronic Verification Code (EVC), and net-banking.

  • Can I take Section 87A rebate from tax on long-term and short-term capital gains if there is no other income?

    You can take rebate under Section 87A from tax on long-term and short-term capital gains. However, if there is long-term capital gain from sale of equity shares or equity oriented funds (Section 112A), you cannot adjust rebate under Section 87A from tax on such LTCG.

  • Can I file a return after completion of the assessment year?

    The Budget 2022 has proposed to introduce an ‘Updated’ return that can be filed within 24 months of the end of the relevant AY, on the payment of additional tax. Even if you have not filed original return before the due date specified in the Income Tax Act, you can file the ‘updated’ return.

  • What are the maximum exemption limit and slab rates applicable for Assessment Year 2021-22?

    Income Slab Resident and non-resident individuals Senior Citizens (Above 60 yrs but less than 80 yrs) Super Senior Citizens (Above 80 yrs)
    Upto Rs. 250,000 Nil Nil Nil
    Rs. 250,001 – Rs. 300,000 5% Nil Nil
    Rs. 300,001 – Rs. 500,000 5% 5% Nil
    Rs. 500,001 – Rs. 10,00,000 20% 20% 20%
    Above Rs. 10,00,000 30% 30% 30%

Income Tax Tax Glossary

Form 26AS

Form 26AS is a tax summary statement that contains all the tax payments you’ve made yourself (self-assessment tax/ advance tax) or tax someone deducted (TDS) on your behalf. You’re going to need this document when you are doing your income tax e-filing. Form 26AS can be downloaded from www.incometaxindiaefiling.com

Form 16

If you need to know whether or not your company has given you some tax allowance like your offer letter says, or want to see how much tax has been deducted throughout the year, or need to see EPF contributions, wouldn’t it be easier if you could see them all in one place? That’s your Form 16. Form 16 has:
  • a summary of all the tax deducted by each quarter
  • all the tax benefits and allowances you’ve availed as a salaried individual
  • Section 80C deductions you’ve claimed through your employer
  • and your taxable income after allowances and Section 80C deductions
This is a super important document for all salaried individuals. And having a Form 16 makes e-filing your income tax return very simple. You can upload your Form 16 and e-file your income tax return. No income tax login required.

Form 16A

Form 16A is very similar to a Form 16 in that it contains how much tax was deducted over what income. So how’s Form 16A different? Form 16A will never be issued by an employer. They’re usually given to you by a bank that’s deducting TDS, or a company that’s deducted tax on your freelancing service.

Investment submission proof deadline

Depending on how large your company is, you might have two deadlines related to investment proofs. There’s one in the beginning of the year (April) that needs you to just declare how much money you’re planning to invest in Section 80C. This will give an indication on how much they need to deduct in TDS.Again in the last quarter (roughly between December and February), you will be asked to submit investment proofs. This is when you need to submit all your rent receipts, medical bills (if you’re getting medical reimbursement), investments under Section 80C, 80D. Learn more about Investment submission proof deadline

Assessment Year/ Financial Year

Financial Year runs between April 1 and March 31 of each year. Income tax is calculated for this period. Income tax returns are assessed the year after the financial year has finished. So that’s your Assessment Year. During the assessment year, taxpayers file their income tax return. Income tax return and refunds are processed by the I-T Department that year.

ITR-V

ITRV stands for Income Tax Return – Verification. After filing your tax return online, you must print and sign a 1-page document and send it to the Income Tax Department.

Challan 280

Challan 280 is the slip that you will use for online income tax payment. Follow this guide to learn how to pay tax due. This is the link to the Income Tax Department website. If you are a taxpayer, you’re going to need to use for:
  • Getting your tax credit statement Form 26AS
  • Getting your tax records for home loan or visa application
  • Verifying your income tax return after ITR submission

Important Passwords

Here we have listed the most frequently downloaded documents and the format for the respective passwords. To understand the application of these passwords better, let’s take an example Rohan is a resident individual who has been filing his tax returns for over ten years. His date of birth is 24.02.1988. Rohan’s PAN is AAOPK0029P  

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Know when the income tax exemption applies for gifts received as crypto assets [24 February 2022]
In Budget 2022, the government has proposed that the gifts received as cryptocurrency, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), etc. or the transfer of such assets without consideration shall be taxable in the hands of the recipient. The Finance Bill 2022 has defined cryptocurrency, NFTs, etc., as ‘Virtual digital assets’ (VDA). Read the full article

Know the taxation rules for income F&O trading [15 February 2022]
Futures and options are stock derivatives that are traded in the stock market. It is a contract between two parties for trading stock or index at a particular price or level at a future date. While many people trade in futures and options, it is advisable to understand the income tax implications before investing in them. Here is what you need to know. Read the full article

Tax deductions available to the taxpayers on home loan [11 February 2022]
For the homeowners, interest paid on housing loans can maximise their income tax savings. Let’s see how much a home loan can reduce your taxable income. Read the full article

Union Budget 2022: Key Amendments in Taxation Decoded for the Taxpayers [01 February 2022]
The Finance Minister presented the Budget 2022 speech today. There were no changes in the individual taxpayer’s tax slab rates, but the finance minister provided new taxation rules for the income generated from virtual digital assets. Let’s look at the key amendments in the Finance Bill 2022 for the taxpayers. Read the full article

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Tax Planning Under MAT
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Basics of Income Tax for Beginners
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Check out the rules revised by income tax department relating to the preparation & submission of Form 15CA and Form 15CB which are effective 1st April 2016.
Filing Form 10E is Mandatory to Claim Relief under Section 89(1)
to claim relief for arrears salary received, you will have to file form 10E. This is a step by step guide to file form 10E. This form is required to be filed on Income Tax Website before filing your income tax return.
Handbooks on Taxation for Individuals, Freelancers, Traders & Investors
Download the Tax Handbook for individuals, freelancers, Traders & Investors. Use the guide to find out How to Deal with Taxes?, How Taxes work etc.
Getting ESOP as salary package? Know about ESOP Taxation
Understand how ESOP is taxed and find out the instances where it is taxed. Read about key terms involved in ESOP taxation.
Tax Rebate Under Section 87A
Find out Who can claim Income Tax Rebate u/s. 87A for FY 2017-18 and FY 2016-17. Know how to claim section 87A rebate in ClearTax Software.
How to Respond to a Notice Issued for Non Compliance or Non Filing of Returns?
Did you receive an Income Tax Notice to file returns? Here’s the step by step guide to submit the compliance form online at Income tax department website.
RBI Issues Rs 500 Note in a New Series
Now your bank notes in a new design
RBI Issues Rs 2,000 Note in a New Series
Now your bank notes in a new design
Currency Note Demonetization – All You Need to Know
The government has introduced measures to stop circulation of black money. Here’s what you need to know.
Top 5 Income Tax Notices & How to Avoid Them
Here are the top five reasons why income tax notices are issued and ways on how to dodge them.
Investment Declaration Guide
A comprehensive guide on investment declaration and submission of Form 12BB.
List of Pages related to Notices and Intimations
Know Notices and Intimations about Income Taxes on ClearTax
How to deal with Income Tax Notice under section 143(2)
Get help from ClearTax if you have received a notice under section 143(2) (for scrutiny of tax return) from the income tax department.
Requesting for a Refund Reissue
Guide to requesting for a refund reissue
Checking my Refund Status
Quickly check your Refund Status using this guide
Understanding Income Tax Notices
A notice from the IT department is not always a bad thing. Keep calm and read this guide first!
Create Rent Receipts for HRA easily — ClearSave by www.cleartax.in
Create rent receipts to submit as investment proof. Rent receipts for HRA. Create rent receipts to submit to HR/Payroll. Save income tax on rent.
House Rent Allowance
Salaried individuals who live in a rented house can claim House Rent Allowance or HRA to lower taxes. This can be partially or completely exempt from taxes
Income Tax Calculator by ClearTax
Free Income Tax Calculator for Assessment Year (AY) 2015-16. An online tax calculation tool that tells you how much Income Tax you owe to the Income Tax Department with just a few clicks!
Can you claim both HRA and deduction on home loan interest?
You can enjoy both the tax benefits if the employer provides you with an HRA component as part of your salary and you are paying your home loan off
Landlord’s PAN required for HRA exemption
Ask for your landlord’s PAN if you are taking a house on rent and making a payment exceeding Rs 8,333 per month
Income Tax Slabs | Income Tax Rate for 2017-2018 and 2016-2017
Income Tax slab tax rates for FY 2016-17 & FY 2017-18. The Income tax slab determines how much you will pay in taxes.
How to view your Form 26AS?
This guide explains the Tax Credit Statement or Form 26AS
Paying Income Tax that is due
A step-by-step guide to understanding how to pay income tax that is due
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