<p>The Income Tax Department has launched the offline utility for taxpayers filing ITR-1 and 4 for 2020-21 fiscal year.</p>.<p>The offline utility is available on the e-filing portal and is based on new technology “JSON” (JavaScript Object Notation), which is a light weight format for storing data.</p>.<p>The offline utility can be downloaded on computers with operating system Windows 7 or later versions. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/govt-notifies-i-t-returns-forms-for-2020-21-969164.html" target="_blank">Govt notifies I-T returns forms for 2020-21</a></strong></p>.<p>“This Offline Utility is enabled only for ITR-1 and ITR-4. Other ITRs will be added in the utility in subsequent releases,” the department said, while releasing the step-by-step guide for its filing. </p>.<p>ITR Form 1 (Sahaj) and ITR Form 4 (Sugam) are simpler forms that cater to a large number of small and medium taxpayers. Sahaj can be filed by an individual having income up to Rs 50 lakh and who receives income from salary, one house property / other sources (interest etc).</p>.<p>ITR-4 can be filed by individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) and firms with total income up to Rs 50 lakh and having income from business and profession.</p>.<p>I-T return filers can import and pre-fill the data from e-filing portal and can also fill the remaining data. Since the facility to upload ITR at the e-filing portal is not yet enabled, filers can fill and save the offline utility.</p>.<p>“Once filing is enabled, you can upload the same at e-filing portal,” the I-T department added. </p>.<p>Through the offline utility, taxpayers shall have to download the pre-filled data from the income tax e-filing portal and import the same on the new utility, which enables users to edit and save returns, pre-filled data and profile data.</p>.<p>Nangia Andersen India Director Neha Malhotra said the new utility is a user-friendly functionality for filing of returns and will afford greater ease to the taxpayers. </p>.<p>“The utility itself provides help in the form of FAQs, guidance notes, circulars and provisions of the law so as to enable hassle-free return filing. The government's efforts, to build a favourable tax regime for taxpayers cannot be disregarded. Augmenting simplicity and removing impediments will go a long way in increasing compliance and facilitating good governance,” Malhotra added. </p>.<p>Last week, the I-T department had notified forms for filing tax returns for 2020-21.</p>
<p>The Income Tax Department has launched the offline utility for taxpayers filing ITR-1 and 4 for 2020-21 fiscal year.</p>.<p>The offline utility is available on the e-filing portal and is based on new technology “JSON” (JavaScript Object Notation), which is a light weight format for storing data.</p>.<p>The offline utility can be downloaded on computers with operating system Windows 7 or later versions. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/govt-notifies-i-t-returns-forms-for-2020-21-969164.html" target="_blank">Govt notifies I-T returns forms for 2020-21</a></strong></p>.<p>“This Offline Utility is enabled only for ITR-1 and ITR-4. Other ITRs will be added in the utility in subsequent releases,” the department said, while releasing the step-by-step guide for its filing. </p>.<p>ITR Form 1 (Sahaj) and ITR Form 4 (Sugam) are simpler forms that cater to a large number of small and medium taxpayers. Sahaj can be filed by an individual having income up to Rs 50 lakh and who receives income from salary, one house property / other sources (interest etc).</p>.<p>ITR-4 can be filed by individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) and firms with total income up to Rs 50 lakh and having income from business and profession.</p>.<p>I-T return filers can import and pre-fill the data from e-filing portal and can also fill the remaining data. Since the facility to upload ITR at the e-filing portal is not yet enabled, filers can fill and save the offline utility.</p>.<p>“Once filing is enabled, you can upload the same at e-filing portal,” the I-T department added. </p>.<p>Through the offline utility, taxpayers shall have to download the pre-filled data from the income tax e-filing portal and import the same on the new utility, which enables users to edit and save returns, pre-filled data and profile data.</p>.<p>Nangia Andersen India Director Neha Malhotra said the new utility is a user-friendly functionality for filing of returns and will afford greater ease to the taxpayers. </p>.<p>“The utility itself provides help in the form of FAQs, guidance notes, circulars and provisions of the law so as to enable hassle-free return filing. The government's efforts, to build a favourable tax regime for taxpayers cannot be disregarded. Augmenting simplicity and removing impediments will go a long way in increasing compliance and facilitating good governance,” Malhotra added. </p>.<p>Last week, the I-T department had notified forms for filing tax returns for 2020-21.</p>