[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