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Changes in the Provisions for filing Income Tax Returns

1) An individual or HUF must file the return of income electronically for the previous year 2011-12 and subsequent previous year if his/its total income exceeds Rs. 10 lakhs.

2) A resident Individual or a resident HUF must file the return of income electronically for the previous year 2011-12 and subsequent previous year, if he/it has:
a) assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India; or
b) signing authority in any account located outside India.

3) The prescribed ITR Form SAHAJ - ITR 1 cannot be used by a resident Individual to file his return of income, if he has:
a) assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India; or
b) signing authority in any account located outside India.

4) The Form SUGAM - ITR 4S, prescribed in the case of an individual or a HUF deriving business income and such income is computed in accordance with special provisions referred to in section 44AD and section 44AE of the Act, cannot be used by a resident Individual or a resident HUF to file the return of income, if he/it has:
a) assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India; or
b) signing authority in any account located outside India

 

Best Regards

 

Prakash Nair

 

Income-tax (third amendment) Rules, 2012 - amendment in rule 12 and substitution of forms sahaj (itr-1), ITR-2, ITR-3, SUGAM (itr-4s), ITR-4 and itr-v

Notification No.14/2012 [F.No.142/31/2011-TPL]/S.O. 626(E), DATED 28-3-2012

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 (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2012.

(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2012.

2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962,-

(A) in rule 12,-

(i)  in sub-rule (1),-

(a)  for the figures "2011", the figures "2012" shall be substituted;

(b)  after clause (a), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not apply to a person being an individual, who is a resident and has

(i)  assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India; or

(ii)  signing authority in any account located outside India.";

 (c)  after clause (ca), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not apply to a person being an individual or Hindu undivided family, who is a resident and has

 (i)  assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India; or

 (ii)  signing authority in any account located outside India."

(ii)  in sub-rule (3), in the proviso, clause (a) shall be renumbered clause (aaa) and before clause (a), as so renumbered the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-

" (a)  an individual or a Hindu undivided family, if his or its total income, or the total income in respect of which he is or it is assessable under the Act during the previous year, exceeds ten lakh rupees, shall furnish the return for the assessment year 2012-13 and subsequent assessment years in the manner specified in clause (ii) or clause (iii);

(aa)  an individual or a Hindu undivided family, being a resident, having assets (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India or signing authority in any account located outside India and required to furnish the return in Form ITR-2 or ITR-3 or ITR-4, as the case may be, shall furnish the return for assessment year 2012-13 and subsequent assessment years in the manner specified in clause (ii) or clause (iii);"

(iii)  in sub-rule (5), for the figures "2010", the figures "2011" shall be substituted;

(B) in Appendix-II, for "Forms SAHAJ (ITR-1), ITR-2, ITR-3, SUGAM (ITR-4S), ITR-4 and ITR-V", the " Forms SAHAJ (ITR-1),ITR-2, ITR-3, SUGAM (ITR-4S),ITR-4 and ITR-V"" shall be substituted.

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