The Income Tax Department has released various ITR forms covering taxpayers from different income domains. Each ITR form caters to different types of taxpayers. There are a total of 7 ITR forms, of which the taxpayers have to choose the appropriate form to file their tax return. All these forms can be accessed through the income tax portal.
The Income Tax Department has released excel based utility for ITR-1 and ITR-4 for financial year 2024-25 (AY 2025-26, thus marking the start of ITR filing for the assessment year.
Taxpayers can now proceed filing their returns by downloading these excel utilities from 'downloads' section of the Income Tax portal.
You can download the PDF format of these ITR forms from the official website of the Income Tax department for AY 2025-26. In this article, you will learn how to download the ITR form for ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR 3, ITR 4, and ITR 5.
What are the Steps to Download ITR 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Forms from the Income Tax Site?
You can now file Income Tax Return forms conveniently online. Check out the easy steps to download ITR forms in PDF from the official website of the Income Tax department:
For resident individuals other than not ordinarily resident having Income from Salaries, one house property, other sources (interest, dividend etc.), capital gains u/s 112A not exceeding Rs. 1.25 lakhs and having total income less Rs.50 lakh
The Password to open ITR combines the taxpayer's PAN number and Date of Birth (DoB). It is obtained by entering the lowercase PAN number and birth date in the 'DDMMYYYY' format without any space between the two.
Which Form should I file if i have salary income Rs 25 lakhs and one let out house property?
ITR-1 is to be filed as the total income is less than Rs 50 lakhs and has only one house property.
What is Form 3CA / 3CD?
Form 3CA or 3CD is applicable in case of person who is required to audit their books of accounts.
What is the basic exemption limit for filing income tax?
For individuals who have opted to file under new tax regime, Rs 3 lakh is the exemption. However, if you have opted old tax regime, Rs 2.5 lakh is the exemption. For FY 2025-26, the basic exemption limit is Rs. 4 lakhs.
What is Form 26AS?
Form 26AS gives the details on tax credit for the taxes that are paid for the relevant previous year.
How do I choose the right ITR form?
Choosing the right ITR form involves various factors like the total income earned during the financial year and the various heads under which it is classified.
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