CBDT notifies Income Tax Return Forms for Assessment Year 2023-24 well in advance
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified Income-tax Return Forms (ITR Forms) for the Assessment Year 2023-24 vide Notifications No. 04 & 05 of 2023 dated 10.02.2023 and 14.02.2023. These ITR forms will come into effect from 1st April 2023 and have been notified well in advance in order to enable the filing of returns from the beginning of the ensuing Assessment Year.
In order to facilitate the taxpayers and to improve the ease of filing, no significant changes have been made to the ITR Forms in comparison to last year’s ITR Forms. Only the bare minimum changes necessitated due to amendments in the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the ‘Act’) have been made.
ITR Form 1 (Sahaj) and ITR Form 4 (Sugam) are simpler Forms that cater to a large number of small and medium taxpayers. Sahaj can be filed by a resident individual having income up to Rs. 50 lakh and who receives income from salary, one house property, other sources (interest, etc.), and agricultural income up to Rs. 5 thousand. Sugam can be filed by individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs), and firms (other than Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)) being a resident having total incomes up to Rs. 50 lakh and income from business and profession computed under sections 44AD, 44ADA, or 44AE.
Individuals and HUFs not having income from business or profession (and not eligible for filing Sahaj) can file ITR Form 2 while those having income from business or profession can file ITR Form 3. Persons other than individuals, HUFs, and companies i.e. partnership firms, LLPs, etc. can file ITR Form 5. Companies other than companies claiming exemption under section 11 can file ITR Form 6. Trusts, political parties, charitable institutions, etc. claiming exempt income under the Act can file ITR Form 7.
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