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Finance Act 2021 inserted a new section 194P which provided conditions for exempting senior citizens from filing Income Tax returns aged 75 years and above. New Section 194P will become applicable from 1st April 2021.
Section 139 of the Income Tax Act governs the filing of income tax returns by every individual with income above the basic exemption limit.
However, Union Budget 2021 in order to provide relief in terms of compliance burden for filing returns, exempted senior citizens above 75 years of age from filing the income tax return, subject to the following conditions:
Once the specified bank, as mentioned above, deducts tax for senior citizens above 75 years of age, there will be no requirement to furnish income tax return by senior citizens.