According to CBDT, the new pre filled forms are proposed to be initially started for small taxpayers who file the one-page ITR or the ITR 1.
New Delhi:
In order to make filing of Income Tax Returns (ITR) more customer-friendly amongst tax-payers, the Central Bureau of Direct Taxes (CBDT) plans to provide "pre-filled" forms, which will have an automatic upload of data on income and other details of the person filing returns through electronic mode.
The apex policy-making body of the Income Tax (IT) department is actively working to ensure that this facility can be launched from the next financial year starting in April 2016.
"We are looking at a possibility of making more entries for a pre-filled form so that it becomes easier for the taxpayer to file an e-return. We want to ensure that when technology moves, we can always bring in better facilities to make the life (of taxpayers) even easier," said CBDT Chairperson, Anita Kapur.
The move comes in the backdrop of the new e-filing system, put in place in August, which allows online verification of an ITR by using the Aadhaar number, Internet banking, and ATM among others.
Small taxpayers with income less than Rs 5 lakh and without claims of refund can generate an electronic verification code from the e-filing website of the tax department which is later sent to their registered email to e-verify the return.
According to officials, these technology upgrades are proposed to be initially started for small taxpayers who file the one-page ITR or the ITR 1, which will help them file their ITRs quickly and wherever there are any amendments or changes, those can be corrected by the taxpayer himself.
Ms Kapur said, "We want to give the taxpayers the right to change or correct their figures (in the new system) and help them file their ITR as quickly and easily as possible."
The CBDT is enthusiastic as the latest figures reported that the tax department received 2.06 crore returns on its e-filing portal as on September 7, which was the last date for filing ITR, an increase of 26.12 per cent over the last year, when 1.63 crore returns were filed online.
The apex policy-making body of the Income Tax (IT) department is actively working to ensure that this facility can be launched from the next financial year starting in April 2016.
"We are looking at a possibility of making more entries for a pre-filled form so that it becomes easier for the taxpayer to file an e-return. We want to ensure that when technology moves, we can always bring in better facilities to make the life (of taxpayers) even easier," said CBDT Chairperson, Anita Kapur.
The move comes in the backdrop of the new e-filing system, put in place in August, which allows online verification of an ITR by using the Aadhaar number, Internet banking, and ATM among others.
Small taxpayers with income less than Rs 5 lakh and without claims of refund can generate an electronic verification code from the e-filing website of the tax department which is later sent to their registered email to e-verify the return.
According to officials, these technology upgrades are proposed to be initially started for small taxpayers who file the one-page ITR or the ITR 1, which will help them file their ITRs quickly and wherever there are any amendments or changes, those can be corrected by the taxpayer himself.
Ms Kapur said, "We want to give the taxpayers the right to change or correct their figures (in the new system) and help them file their ITR as quickly and easily as possible."
The CBDT is enthusiastic as the latest figures reported that the tax department received 2.06 crore returns on its e-filing portal as on September 7, which was the last date for filing ITR, an increase of 26.12 per cent over the last year, when 1.63 crore returns were filed online.
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