CBDT notifies new ITR forms for AY 2016-17

Last updated: 01 April 2016


[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB- SECTION (ii)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

[CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES]

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 30th day of March, 2016

Income-tax

S.O. 1262(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (9 th Amendment) Rules, 2016.

(2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of April, 2016.

2. In the Income-tax rules, 1962,−

(1) in rule 12,−

(a) in sub-rule (1),-

(A) after the word, brackets, figure and letter “sub-section (4E)”, the words, brackets, figure and letter “or sub-section (4F)” shall be inserted;

(B) for the figures “2015”, the figures “2016” shall be substituted;

(C) in clause (ca), after the words “Hindu undivided family”, the words “or a firm, other than a limited liability partnership firm,” shall be inserted;

(D) in clause (g), after the word, brackets, figure and letter “sub-section (4E)”, the words, brackets, figure and letter “or sub-section (4F)” shall be inserted;

(b) in sub-rule (5), for the figures “2014”, the figures “2015” shall be substituted.

(2) in Appendix-II, for “Forms Sahaj (ITR-1), ITR-2, ITR-2A, ITR-3, Sugam (ITR-4S), ITR-4, ITR-5, ITR-6, ITR-7 and ITR-V”, the following forms shall respectively be substituted, namely:-

[Notification No. 24/2016/ F.No.370142/2/2016-TPL]

(Ekta Jain)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Note.- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide notification number S.O.969(E), dated the 26th March, 1962 and last amended by the Income-tax (8 th Amendment) Rules, 2016, vide notification number S.O. No.1206(E), dated 23rd March, 2016.

Below are the form details:

Form No.:ITR-1 SAHAJ
For Individuals having Income from Salaries, One house property, Other sources (Interest etc.) Refer to Instructions for eligibility

Form No.:ITR-2
For Individuals and HUFs not having Income from Business or Profession

Form No.:ITR-2A
For Individuals and HUFs not having Income from Business or Profession and Capital Gains and who do not hold foreign assets

Form No.:ITR-3
For Individuals/HUFs being partners in firms and not carrying out business or profession under any proprietorship

Form No.:ITR-4
For individuals and HUFs having income from a proprietary business or profession

Form No.:ITR-4S - SUGAM
Presumptive business income tax return

Form No.:ITR-5
For persons other than,- (i) individual, (ii) HUF, (iii) company and (iv) person filing Form ITR-7

Form No.:ITR-6
For Companies other than companies claiming exemption under section 11

Form No.:ITR-7
For persons including companies required to furnish return under sections 139(4A) or 139(4B) or 139(4C) or 139(4D) or 139(4E) or 139(4F)

Form No.:Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement

Please refer to the attached fie for details

Attached File : 40_15418_itr.zip



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