ITR Filing: The deadline for filing ITR is coming closer. In such a situation, today we are telling you how you can file ITR by yourself.
New Delhi. The last date for filing Income Tax Return for the Financial Year 2022-23 i.e. Assessment Year 2023-24 is July 31, 2023. In such a situation, there is now about 2 weeks left to file Income Tax Return (ITR). ITR Filing is not a very complicated task. If you try yourself, you can file your ITR sitting comfortably at home in a few easy steps. Today we are telling you how you can file ITR by yourself.
Filing of ITR allows taxpayers to claim refund of access tax paid/deducted during the financial year. The process of filing ITR online is known as e-filing. The Income Tax Department has set up an independent portal for e-filing of ITR, which is completely free of cost.
In addition, there are some private entities registered by the Income Tax Department that enable the e-filing process through their websites. Although some of these private websites may charge for some functions, but there are some websites which claim to be free.
ClearTax
ClearTax allows taxpayers to file ITR directly without logging on to the Income Tax website. This platform automatically detects the ITR to be filed on the basis of income source.
The steps to file ITR on Cleartax are given below.
Step 1: Upload Form 16.
Step 2: Cleartax automatically generates ITR.
Step 3: Verify tax summary.
Step 4: E-file your tax return to get the acknowledgment number.
Step 5: E-verify the tax return through net banking.
Myitreturn
MyITReturn is another authorized e-return intermediary registered with the Income Tax Department that also claims to be free. To file ITR on this website one has to answer basic questions on the website. These questions are related to salary, house, investment and many more. Based on the answers the system calculates the figures for ITR.
EZTax
EasyTax is a self-service tax e-filing portal. It allows users to file returns within 7 minutes by creating an account and uploading documents along with other required information. Taxpayers also have the option of engaging a professional to make payments and file taxes.
