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Income Tax Return filing

Income Tax Return filing

Income Tax Return Filing

Income Tax Return filing in India all inclusive price ₹ 2,000/- ₹ 999/-

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Income Tax Return Filing

Income Tax Return is an official form that mentions all details related to taxpayer’s income earned for a specific period. Taxpayer is liable to fill in with details about his income that he receive from carrying out business transaction. So, that his income tax liability can be calculated.

Who should file Income Tax Return?

It is mandatory to file Income Tax Return in India if any of the conditions mentioned below is applicable to taxpayer:

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Penalties for late Income Tax Return Filing

Penalty for late Income Tax Return Filing is Rs.5000/-

Penalty for late Income Tax Return Filing is Rs. 10,000/- 

Note:  Penalty for late income Tax Return Filing is Rs. 1000/- for Income less than 5 Lacs. Nil Income tax penalty for income less than 3 Lacs

Income Tax Return Filing Process

Logon to the GST online portal on www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in

Select the form on www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in

Read the instructions carefully & Fill up the form  and submit the same.

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What documents require for Income Tax Return Filing?

The taxpayer requires the following documents for filing the income tax return  of concerned period:

Income Tax Rates

  Resident or Non-resident

Section 115BAC inserted – granting an option to the Individual or HUF

Option 1 – pay taxes as per the existing tax rate slab as under: –

Net income range Income-Tax rate
Up to Rs. 2,50,000* Nil
Rs. 2,50,001- Rs. 5,00,000 5%
Rs. 5,00,001- Rs. 10,00,000 20%
Above Rs. 10,00,000 30%
Plus: –
Surcharge: –

Health and Education cess: – 4% of (Income Tax + Surcharge)

Note: –

Option II – Section 115BAC A- new tax regime for Individual and HUF has been proposed by the Finance Bill, 2020 to tax the income of such assessees at lower tax rates if they agree to forego prescribed deductions and exemptions under the Income Tax Act– pay taxes as per the new regime as under: –

AY 2026-27

Net income rangeIncome-Tax rate
Up to Rs. 4,00,000*Nil
Rs. 4,00,001– Rs. 8,00,0005%
Rs.8,00,001- Rs. 12,00,00010%
Rs. 12,00,001- Rs. 16,00,00015%
Rs. 16,00,001- Rs. 20,00,00020%
Rs. 20,00,001- Rs. 24,00,00025%
 Above Rs. 24,00,00130%

Plus:

Surcharge: 

10% of Income Tax where total income exceeds Rs 50 Lacs

15% of Income Tax where total income exceeds Rs 100 Lacs- 200 Lacs

25% of Income Tax where total income exceeds Rs 200 Lacs

Health and Education Cess: 

4% of Income Tax and Surcharge

Note:

No deduction in the form of 80C/80D/Interest on Home Loan, House Rent Allowance etc. are available under new tax regime. 

Deduction Allowed for Standard deduction of Rs 75,000 to salaried individual, and deduction from family pension up to Rs 25,000 

A resident individual (other than huf) is entitled for rebate under section 87A if his total income does not exceed Rs. 12,00,000. The amount of rebate shall be 100% of income-tax or Rs.60,000, whichever is less.

Deduction on employer’s contribution to NPS account u/s 80 CCD(2) is available up to 14% of basic salary 4

AY 2025-26

Net income rangeIncome-Tax rate
Up to Rs. 3,00,000*Nil
Rs. 3,00,001– Rs. 6,00,0005%
Rs. 6,00,001- Rs. 9,00,00010%
Rs. 9,00,001- Rs. 12,00,00015%
Rs. 12,00,001- Rs. 15,00,00020%
 Above Rs. 15,00,001 30%
  

Plus:

Surcharge: 

10% of Income Tax where total income exceeds Rs 50 Lacs

15% of Income Tax where total income exceeds Rs 100 Lacs- 200 Lacs

25% of Income Tax where total income exceeds Rs 200 Lacs

Health and Education Cess: 

4% of Income Tax and Surcharge

Note:

No deduction in the form of 80C/80D/Interest on Home Loan, House Rent Allowance etc. are available under new tax regime. 

Deduction Allowed for Standard deduction of Rs 75,000 to salaried individual, and deduction from family pension up to Rs 25,000 

A resident individual (other than huf) is entitled for rebate under section 87A if his total income does not exceed Rs. 7,00,000. The amount of rebate shall be 100% of income-tax or Rs. 25,000, whichever is less.

Deduction on employer’s contribution to NPS account u/s 80 CCD(2) is available up to 14% of basic salary 

Income tax rate = Partnership firm = 30% + E.cess

Surcharge = 12% of Income Tax, in case taxable income is above Rs. 1 crore

Health &  Education Cess = 4% of (Income Tax + Surcharge)

Interest on Capital = Up to 12% allowed

Partner Remuneration 

 

Book profit of Business / ProfessionAmount Deductable
Loss to 6,00,000 books profitRs.3,00,000  or 90% of book profit whichever is more
On balance book profit60% of book profit
How to compute book profit

Step 1 : Find out net profit of firm
Step 2 : Make following three adjustments:

Less :

1. Income from house property, capital gain & income from other sources
2. Brought forward business losses will not deduct from book profit
3. Deduction 80c to 80 U not add to book profit

Step 3: Add remuneration to partners if debited to the profit & Loss account

Notes: Income received from partnership firm (in form of Salary, interest & profit) is treated as business income of partners return.

Income Tax Rate for Companies 

A co-operative society is a voluntary association of people having common needs who join hands for the achievement of common economic interest. A co-operative society aim is to serve the interest of the poorer sections of society. A co-operative society main objective is to provide support to the members. Nobody joins it to earn profit. People come forward as a group, pool their individual resources, utilize them in the best possible manner, and derive some common benefit out of it.

Domestic Companies
 Particulars Tax rates
Where its total turnover or gross receipt during the previous year 2017-18 does not exceed Rs. 400 crore  25%
 Where it opted for Section 115BAA 22%
Where it opted for Section 115BAB 15%
Other domestic companies 30%

Health and Education cess: 4% of income tax 

plus surcharge

Company Net income> 1cr – 10 cr Net income> 10 cr
Domestic company 7% 12%
Foreign company 2% 5%

Surcharge : The rate of surcharge in case of a company opting for taxability under Section 115BAA or Section 115BAB shall be flat 10% irrespective of amount of total income.

MAT : The domestic company who has opted for special taxation regime under section 115BAA & 115BAB is exempted from provision of MAT. However, no exemption is available in case where section 115BA has been opted

Foreign companies

A foreign company is taxed at a flat rate of 40%. Apart from tax @ 40%, Health and Education Cess is levied @ 4% of income-tax

Surcharge : In addition to tax at above rate, surcharge is levied @ 2% on the amount of income tax if net income exceeds Rs. 1 crore but does not exceed Rs. 10 crore and @ 5% on the amount of income-tax if net income exceeds Rs. 10 crore. In a case where surcharge is levied, health and education cess of 4% will be levied on the amount of income-tax plus surcharge.


However, marginal relief is available from surcharge in such a manner that in the case of a foreign company whose net income exceeds Rs. 1 crore but does not exceed Rs. 10 crore the amount payable as income-tax and surcharge shall not exceed the total amount payable as income-tax on total income of Rs. 1 crore by more than the amount of income that exceeds Rs. 1 crore.

In case of a foreign company whose net income exceeds Rs. 10 crore, marginal relief is available from surcharge in such a manner that the amount payable as income-tax and surcharge shall not exceed the total amount payable as income-tax and surcharge on total income of Rs. 10 crore by more than the amount of income that exceeds Rs. 10 crore.