22 September 2013
collect the details of the current year's income and losses from all the sources of income. Review last year's return to check for brought forward losses/ unabsorbed depreciation. Collect the necessary documents such as Form 16/ Form16A. get the bank account statement to verify income and expense details. get the details of the investments made, insurance policy premium paid etc.
After that do the computation of total income and tax liability thereon. Check Form 26AS for tax credit available.
If there is any residual tax liability, ask the assessee to pay the tax by way of self assessment tax.
After that pick the appropriate ITR and fill it properly. make sure each sheet in the ITR is properly filled and reviewed before filing.