New and user friendly efiling site from IT Department

Filing and maintaining the info relating to your Income tax returns was never so easy. But, thanks to the Income Tax Department, they have come up with a comprehensive and more user friendly website. No need of going to a professional for filing the ITR-1. Just login to incometax indiaefiling.gov.in. They have provided a prefill form in the efile tab after logging in. But if you want to file the other ITR's u should download the Excel utility.

Apart from this they have modified the website appearance. It is now easy for even a new user to handle it. There are some special features enabled which were not available erstwhile. I have listed a few useful features:

1. Pre-Fill - Personal and Tax Information can be pre-filled in the Income Tax Return. - Login to e-Filing application - GO TO --> Downloads --> Download Pre-filled XML . Save the XML in the desired path/destination in your desktop/system. - Open the Excel utility (ITR) and click the "Pre-fill" button. - This will require you to select the path/destination where you have saved the XML and click OK. - The details will be uploaded into your utility. You may edit the tax details, if needed

2. View Status – Income Tax Return, ITR-V, Demand/Refund, Rectification - Login to e-filing application GOTO --> Services -->Refund/ Demand Status and give the details for viewing the status of your refund.

3. View e-Filed Return/Form - View the Income Tax Returns, ITR-V Acknowledgment Form and the uploaded XML for the last three assessment years. You can view these documents online anytime or save and print. GOTO -->Services --> My return/Form to see your return. 

4. File Rectification - Rectify e-filed Income Tax Returns online, if required, only after completion of Income Tax Return processing by CPC of the Income Tax department. GOTO -->Services -->Rectification request

5. Refund Re-issue request - Request for refund re-issue if the Income Tax Return has been processed. If a refund is determined and it fails to reach the taxpayer then a request can be raised. GOTO -->Services -->Refund reissue request

6. e-File Defective Income Tax Return u/s 139(9) - Taxpayer can e-File Income Tax Return against the Defective Notice issued to them u/s 139 (9). GOTO -->efile --> efile in response to Notice u/s 139 (9).

7. Help - A new help tab has been introduced for general instructions and FAQs.

8. Update Address - You can update the address anytime using the profile settings tab.

9. Subscribe for mailing alerts and SMS alerts - You can subscribe to mailing alerts provided by IT using Mailing list and Alerts, reminders and Notification tab of Profile settings.

10. Grievance - You can register your complaints using the Grievance tab and see its status.

11. Tax Calculator - You can calculate the tax applicable using the tax calculator tab.

12. E-Pay tax - You can pay taxes online using the e-pay tax tab on the left side

By: Ilayaraja K T