CBDT notifies Income Tax Returns (ITRs) Forms for AY 2020-21. Download Notification
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2020
INCOME-TAX
G.S.R. 338(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 139 read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.–(1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (12th Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962,
(a) in rule 12, in sub-rule (1)─
(I) in clause (a), in the proviso,-
(i) in item (V), the word ―or shall be inserted at the end;
(ii) items (VII) and (VIII) shall be omitted;
(II) in clause (ca), in the proviso, item (VI) shall be omitted.
(b) in Appendix II, for Form ―Sahaj (ITR-1), Form ITR-2, Form ITR-3, Form Sugam (ITR-4), Form ITR-5, Form ITR-6, Form ITR-7 and Form ITR-V”, the following Forms shall, respectively, be substituted, namely:-
| 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 | 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 |
| 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) only] |
| ITR-V | Where the data of the Return of Income in Form ITR-1 (SAHAJ), ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4(SUGAM), ITR-5, ITR-7 filed but NOT verified electronically |
| INDIAN INCOME TAX RETURN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | Where the data of the Return of Income in Form ITR-1 (SAHAJ), ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4 (SUGAM), ITR-5, ITR-6, ITR-7 filed and verified |
[F. No. 370142/32/2019-TPL]
ANKUR GOYAL, Under Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide notification number S.O. 969(E), dated the 26th March,1962 and last amended by the Income-tax (11th Amendment) Rules, 2020, vide notification number G.S.R. 329 (E) dated 28.5.2020.
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