NEW: Digital Signature Certificate made mandatory w.e.f 1st July 2011 for Firms and Individuals whose accounts are required to be audited u/s 44 AB of the Income Tax Act' 1961. Click here to download notification no. S.O. 1497(E) dtd 1st July 2011 in this regard.

The users belonging to above mentioned categories who have already registered their digital-signatures may continue to file this year's return also with same DSC. However, the users who are applying for new digital-signatures for registration and subsequent e-filing of returns are advised to apply for DSC-with-encrypted-PAN only.

Check your tax credits in 26AS statement before filing IT return for faster processing and quick refunds.

Taxpayers are advised to verify the tax credits available in 26AS statement before filing the Income Tax Return. It will facilitate faster processing and quick refunds. In order to avoid the TDS mismatch i.e if your claim of TDS is higher than the tax credits available in 26AS statement, please contact the Deductor for filing of the correction TDS statement.
 

NEW:e-Filing for AY 2011-12 has been started (ITR-1(SAHAJ), ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4, ITR-4S(SUGAM), ITR-5 and ITR-6 are now enabled).

NEW:The Centralized Processing Center of the Income Tax Department at Bangalore, which was established to mass-process Income Tax Returns has bagged the Gold Award in the category "Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering" at the 14th National e-Governance Conference held at Aurangabad, Maharashtra on 10th February, 2011. Click here to download photos.

NEW:
Centralized Processing Center (CPC), Bangalore has been actively processing of returns for AY 2010-11.

As on 15/07/2011 it has processed over 68.6 lakh e-filed returns of AY 2010-11 in all categories of ITRs including Corporate Returns and generated refunds in over 25.5 lakh cases. Besides refunds were reprocessed for 17,539 AY 2010-11 cases and 52,887 cases pertaining to AY2009-10.

We are also pleased to announce that CPC has also commenced processing of AY11-12 returns.

The Income Tax Department has now extended the last date for sending ITR Vs for AY 2010-11 to 31^st July, 2011 or 120 days whichever is later (See CBDT order).
All taxpayers are requested to send their ITR-V quickly and benefit from faster processing and issue of refunds.

Marking the advent of Income Tax department in digital era, all intimation orders are being sent by e-mail to taxpayers as a digitally signed password protected PDF document. SMS alerts (where mobile number is provided) to taxpayers on completion of processing and determination of refunds has been introduced for ITRs of AY 2010-11.

NEW: Update on CPC - Call Center To assist taxpayers a call center with 20 agents provides customer service and support for resolution of taxpayers queries. It provides information and updates on the following:

1. Status of receipt of ITR-V at CPC
2. Processing status of e-filed returns
3. Refund issues
4. Any other information related to processing of returns at CPC

NEW: Department introduces new facility for online submission of rectification request in cases where processing was completed by CPC Bangalore. Please review the guide for common errors to first rectify the return submitted and generate the rectification xml using excel utility (same utility is to be used). Taxpayer can log in My Account-> Rectification-> Rectification upload and follow instructions to upload the rectification xml file. The rectification request will be processed at CPC and if found acceptable, then a rectification order u/s154 will be issued. Please see manual for submission of rectification request. Please note that this facility is only for E-returns processed at CPC.

NEW: Income Tax Department is releasing 3 new services on the e-filing websoite. These are available from the 'Services' menu on the Menu Bar on top. The services are available without requiring any login (and are also available under 'My Account' as well) are:

1. ITR-V receipt status at CPC Bangalore.
2. Refund failure status out of refunds issued or to be issued at CPC Bangalore
3. Processing status of e-Returns from CPC Bangalore

1. Please use Ink Jet /Laser printer to print the ITR-V Form.
2. Avoid printing on Dot Matrix printer.
3. The ITR-V Form should be printed only in black ink.
4. Do not use any other ink option to print ITR V.
5. Ensure that print out is clear and not light print/faded copy.
6. Please do not print any water marks on ITR-V. The only permissible watermark is that of "Income tax Department" which is printed automatically on each ITR-V.
7. The document that is mailed to CPC should be signed in original in BLUE INK.
8. Photocopy of signatures will not be accepted.
9. The signatures or any handwritten text should not be written on Bar code.
10. Bar code and numbers below barcode should be clearly visible.
11. Only A4 size white paper should be used.
12. Avoid typing anything at the back of the paper.
13. Perforated paper or any other size paper should be avoided.
14. Do not use stapler on ITR V acknowledgement.
15. In case you are submitting original and revised returns, do not print them back to back. Use two separate papers for printing ITR-Vs separately.
16. More than one ITR-V can be sent in the same envelope.
17. Please do not submit any annexures, covering letter, pre stamped envelopes etc. along with ITR-V.
18. The ITR-V form is required to be sent to Post Bag No.1, Electronic City Post Office, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560100, by ordinary post or speedpost.
19. ITR-Vs that do not conform to the above specifications may get rejected or acknowledgement of receipt may get delayed.

NEW: Advanced users / Software developers Click here to download complete version of Schema for AY 2011-12.

For feedback or any assistance in filing, click here or please contact the Public Relations Officer of the local Income Tax Office