HOW TO E-FILE TAX RETURNS

Opting for the online route to file your income tax returns is cheap, convenient and as easy as learning alphabet.
1. Register with tax filing portal. It will help you choose the correct form and guide you while filling it. http://incometaxindia.gov.in/
2. Review the complete form and submit for e-filing. If you use a digital signature, the process is complete. If you don't want to spend on signature, you'll get the ITR V acknowledgment by e-mail.
3. Print the ITR V acknowledgment and mail it to the centralized processing centre at Bangalore. the address is
Income Tax Department
CPC, Post Box No. 1,
Electronic City Post Office,
Bangalore-560100,
Karnataka.
Filing returns online is really as easy as 1,2,3..Even filling up the form through a tax filing portal is a smooth process.The website explains each step and computes all the calculations, all you need are the relevant documents, such as Form 16 from your employer, and then replicate the information in the portal.
HOW SHOULD YOU CHOOSE A TAX FILING PORTAL?
step 1. Check weather the portal provides the form that you want,while most offer ITR1 and ITR2.
step 2. See if portal accounts for all sections.
step 3. go through the sites security and privacy policy. you must check that the portal encrypts the saved and transmitted data and is protected from hackers. To check the authenticity of the authenticity of the portal, you can access the list of E-return intermediaries (ERI) on incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
Once you have submited your return, you will have to print the ITR V form and send it by post either regular or speed post (register or courier are not allowed) to CPC. The ITR V form should be printed in black ink only and signed personally in blue ink. It should not be folded and the bar code should be clearly visible.
In case you do not receive any intimation from the CPC within a month of mailing the form, In this case you will have to mail another one, which can done within 120 days of E-filing your return.
To avoid this hassle, you can buy and use a digital signature.

for more information: http://incometaxindia.gov.in/

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