Book Description

The CBDT has notified the Income-tax Return (ITR) Forms (‘New ITR Forms’) for the Assessment Year 2022-23 vide Notification No. 21/2022, dated 30-03-2022 & Notification No. 23/2022, dated 01-04-2022. These ITR Forms will be applicable to file income tax returns in respect of income earned during the period 01-04-2021 to 31-03-2022. In this article, we have prepared 63 FAQs on the filing of ITRs and bifurcated those into various categories. Key Highlights 1. Applicable ITR forms for Assessment Year 2022-23, their applicability, and due dates. 2. When is it mandatory to file the return of income for an individual or HUF? 3. Under what circumstances is a non-resident exempt from filing a return of income? 4. What is an updated return and who is eligible to file it? 5. What should be the ‘relevant accounting period’ for reporting foreign assets in Schedule FA? 6. What is the meaning of Financial Interest? 7. What is Annual Information Statement (AIS) and how to access it? 8. How to report the “cost of acquisition” and “sale consideration” in case unlisted equity shares have been held during the year by way of gift, will, amalgamation, etc.? 9. Whether property and buyer information is required to be reported under the Capital Gain Schedule if such property is situated outside India and sold to a non-resident? 10. How to claim TDS credit in ITR if the deductor didn’t deposit TDS?