“Almost 5.89 crore of income tax returns (ITRs) have been filed on the Income Tax Department’s new e-filing portal as of December 31, 2021, the extended deadline,” the Central Commission said direct taxes (CBDT) in a press release. declaration.
In comparison, as of January 10, 2021 (extended due date for RTIs for YY 2020-21), the total number of RTIs filed was 5.95 crore. Up to 31.05 lakh of RTI deposited were deposited on the last day or January 10, 2021.
Out of 5.89 crore ITR deposited for AY 2021-22 (fiscal year 2020-21), 49.6% of them are ITR1 (2.92 crore), 9.3% are ITR2 (54.8 lakh), 12 , 1% is ITR3 (71.05 lakh), 27.2 percent is ITR4 (1.60 crore), 1.3 percent is ITR5 (7.66 lakh).
In addition, 2.58 lakh ITR-6 and 0.67 lakh ITR7 were deposited.
“Over 45.7% of these RTIs were filed using the online RTI form on the portal and the balance was uploaded using the RTI created from the offline software utilities”, a- he said, adding that he would work tirelessly to ensure smooth and stable operation. taxpayer service experience.
ITR Form 1 (Sahaj) and ITR Form 4 (Sugam) are simpler forms that are aimed at a large number of small and medium taxpayers. Sahaj can be deposited by a person with income of up to Rs 50 lakh and who receives income from salary, home ownership / other sources (interest etc.).
ITR-4 can be filed by individuals, HUFs and companies with total income not exceeding Rs 50 lakh and whose income is from business and profession.
ITR-2 is filed by persons with income from residential property), ITR-3 by persons with income in the form of business / profession profits, ITR-5 by LLPs and ITR-6 and 7 by businesses and trusts respectively.
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