If you are less than 60 years of age and your total annual gross income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000. If you are a senior citizen i.e. 60 years or above and below 80 years of age, and your total annual gross income exceeds Rs3,00,000. If you are a super senior citizen i.e. 80 years or above and your total annual gross income exceeds Rs5,00,000. If you are a company or a firm, then irrespective of whether you have profit or loss, filing ITR for the financial year is a must. If you are looking forward to claiming a tax refund for the financial year. If you are an Indian resident and act as a signing authority for any foreign account. If you are an Indian resident and possess an asset or financial interest located outside India. If you have sold equity shares in a company or unit of equity oriented mutual funds or unit of business trust for more than Rs.2,50,000 and have gained tax-exempt long-term capital gains from the same. If you receive any income derived from the sale of a property which had been held under a charitable trust, religious trust, political party, educational institution, any authority, body or trust. If you are a foreign company which has been taking any treaty benefit on any transaction made in India.