CBDT Notifies New Changes in Form ITR-7



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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has introduced new amendments to the Income Tax Rules, specifically concerning Form ITR-7. These changes, notified on October 31, 2023, and effective from April 1, 2023, alter how certain incomes are reported and taxed. Key modifications include adjustments to the calculation of aggregate income and the tax rates applied to specified income under section 115BBI.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notified the Income Tax (Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2023 on October 31, 2023 (Notification No. 94/2023). These amendments came into effect from April 1, 2023.

In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, in Appendix II, in Form ITR-7, in PART-B for the assessment year commencing on April 01, 2023-

(a) in Part B- TI, the Part B1, for serial number 16 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries thereto shall be substituted, namely:-

New CBDT Changes to Form ITR-7 Notified

"16

Specified income chargeable u/s 115BBI, included in 13, to be taxed @ 30% (Sl. No 7 of Schedule 115BBI) 16  
17 Aggregate income to be taxed at normal rates (13-14-15-16) (including income other than specified income under section 115BBI) 17";

(b) in Part B- TTI, against serial number 1, for item a and entries relating thereto, the following item and entried thereto, shall be substituted, namely:-

"a

Tax at normal rates on [Sl. No. 17 of Part B1 of Part B-TI] OR [Sl. No. (13-14) of Part B2 of Part B-TI] OR [Sl. No. 13 of Part B3 of Part B-TI] 1a".

FAQ :

The CBDT has amended Form ITR-7 to modify the reporting and taxation of certain incomes, particularly those specified under section 115BBI, and to adjust the calculation of aggregate income.

The amendments to Form ITR-7 came into effect from April 1, 2023.

The notification number for these changes is 94/2023.

Income specified under section 115BBI will now be taxed at 30% and this will be reflected in the updated Part B-TI of Form ITR-7.

The updated rules are part of the Income Tax (Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2023, notified by the CBDT.




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