Income Tax

CBDT notified income tax return formats for AY 2019-20 – Key Changes

CBDT has notified the income tax return formats for AY 2019-20.

The Income-tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2019 have been issued notifying the new formats of ITRs for AY 2019-20

By Notification No.  32/2019, many changes have been made in various ITRs.  Notable changes are as under:

Directorship in companies required

Additional information on Residential Status

Details of holding of Unlisted equity shares

Manufacturing Account to be given for business or profession

Information on GST turnover / gross receipts incorporated in ITR 3 / ITR 6 apart from ITR-4

Details of start up to be given in ITR – 6

The applicability of various ITRS is as under:

ITR  Applicability
ITR-1 SAHAJ For individuals being a resident (other than not ordinarily resident) having total income upto Rs.50 lakh, having Income from Salaries, one house property, other sources (Interest etc.), and agricultural income upto Rs.5 thousand]

[Not for an individual who is either Director in a company or has invested in unlisted equity shares]

ITR-2 For Individuals and HUFs not having income from profits and gains of business or profession
ITR-3 For individuals and HUFs having income from profits and gains of business or Profession
ITR-4 SUGAM For Individuals, HUFs and Firms (other than LLP) being a resident having total income upto Rs.50 lakh and having income from business and profession which is computed under sections 44AD, 44ADA or 44AE]

[Not for an individual who is either Director in a company or has invested in unlisted equity shares]

ITR-5 For persons other than,- (i) individual, (ii) HUF, (iii) company and (iv) person filing Form ITR-7]
ITR-6 For Companies other than companies claiming exemption under section 11
ITR-7 For persons including companies required to furnish return under sections 139(4A) or 139(4B) or 139(4C) or 139(4D)

Download Notification No. 32/2019 Click Here >>

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