ITR A.Y. 2021-22

O M GOD............ THIS IS CRAZY. Excel was so easy to fillup ........... JSON is very hectic!!!!

I dont think they will provide with excel utility, this Json is troblesome and tedious for saving data and all.

For individuals [not subject to tax audit provisions under Income-tax Act, 1961 ('the Act')], the income tax return (ITR) filing deadline for Financial Year (FY) 2020-21 (Assessment Year 2021-22) has been extended from 31 July, 2021 to 30 September, 2021 owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

As the due date is approaching, it is important to file the income tax return (ITR) before September 30, 2021. Before filing the ITR for the Assessment Year 2021-22, let us understand if the retirement benefits like Provident Fund and Gratuity are taxable or not

Originally posted by : Sourav
	Wait for some time and check whether excel utility will be available or not

Demand for Excel utility on new portal is being made since June 2021 but there maybe a particular lobby that might not want the excel utilities to get launched on new portal. Excels are easy to fill and enter and any Tom, Dick or Harry can enter data, save and upload. Excel utility is also the brainchild of the previous UPA government and the current elected government might not want to walk on the same footsteps. So they are taking everyone of us to the moon.

If we study carefully the Json format of ITR, they have made the return like filling up the answers of questions 1 by 1 which is made easy for even layman to fill up. I think the Govt wants the common man to prepare the ITR on thier own and reduce the importance of Professionals like Tax Consultants, CAs.

Originally posted by : Siddharth Mane
	If we study carefully the Json format of ITR, they have made the return like filling up the answers of questions 1 by 1 which is made easy for even layman to fill up. I think the Govt wants the common man to prepare the ITR on thier own and reduce the importance of Professionals like Tax Consultants, CAs.

No, that is wrong interpretation. The teeth for eating are different from what are being shown to the outside world. There was no need to bring a new tax portal like this when the older was working fine and could have improved by cutting down on schedules that have been added and ever increasing. There is no need to have Schedule 112A line by line entry.

And why they should ask taxpayer to fill return in JSON form by Schedules and Provisions of the Act when the  average taxpayer never knows any section of the Act?

We ppl were living very well by downloading the xl itr and fillup as per our convenience in Offline also .............. just in the name of simplicity they have launched this tedious , hectic, time taking Json creature.

Dont understand y they dont want to make our life Simple n Happy. Mera Bharat Mahan.