Indian residents, senior citizens, super senior citizens, having income more than exemption limit i.e. Rs. 250000/-  or  want to claim a tax refund for the year must file his income Tax return.

Indian citizen who is the signing authority of foreign account, Indian possessing assets outside India, shareholder, NRI are all required to file income tax returns.

Yes, it is a responsibility of each of the person falling under the mentioned category to file ITR. Failing to do so will be charged with respective penalties as per the default made. People who seek to avail the loan facility also need to file ITR.

Even after you fall under the category of income earners who are required to pay tax, and haven’t done so, you will be charged with a late fee. You will have to pay a prescribed amount of late fine for every deadline you miss.

Resident individual below the age of 60 earning Rs 2.5 lakh and below, people above the age of 60 but below 80 who have income of up to Rs 3 Lakh, and people above the age of 80 who earn around Rs 5 Lakh are all exempted from paying income tax.

Rs 5,000 is to be paid as late fee if you miss the ITR filing date but do so before the end of the year i.e. 31^st December. Rs 10,000 are to be paid if you file ITR after the end of the year but also before the 1^st March of the following year.

Yes, you may conveniently do so, as you can download the relevant ITR form, fill it up and then upload it to the official site or you may also choose filing it online easily. The process is quite easy and simple and you will be able to do it yourself.

Assistance of a CA is not mandatory and can be done by you. However, if you find the process confusing or you have any issues with the filing of the ITR, you may avail the services of a CA at your convenience.

The deadline is not same for all the taxpayers and varies from each category of taxpayer. It is essential you look out for the category of taxpayers you belong to and simultaneously take notes of the due date.

You will need your PAN card, Aadhaar card, Bank account details, Form 16, Income tax E-filing profile, investment details if any and loan details if any. Make sure you have all the document in your hand while filing the ITR because you will be asked for the details.

You need to have all the necessary documents mentioned in the form to fill in the details asked. With the availability of all the documents, you may log onto the portal and fill in all the relevant details, and you will be done filing your ITR.