The government has changed the rules for filing income tax returns from April 21. In order to bring more people in the tax net, the government has increased the scope of ITR filing. Now ITR will have to be filled even on low income.
ITR Filing New updates: There is a very important news regarding income tax return filing. The government has changed the Income Tax Rules from April 21, 2022.To bring more and more people into the tax net, the government has widened the income tax filing window. Now people with different income groups and income will also be required to fill ITR.
In fact, now it has been made mandatory to file ITR for every person whose tax deduction at source (TDS) and tax collection at source (TCS) during a financial year is Rs 25,000 or more.
What is the new rule
According to the new rule, if a person’s income is less than the exemption of Rs 2.5 lakh but the income from TDS and TCS is Rs 25,000 or more, then now he will have to fill ITR. Explain that this new rule will be applicable if TDS or TCS is more than Rs 50,000 in case of senior citizens.
What did CBDT say?
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a circular in this regard saying, “These rules may be called the Income-tax (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2022. They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.”Through notification number 37/2022, CBDT has notified a new rule 12AB.According to this, it is mandatory to file ITR even if the income of a person is less than the exemption limit.
They will also have to fill ITR
Apart from this, those whose deposits in their savings bank account are Rs 50 lakh or more in the financial year, now they will also have to file income tax return. Along with this, those traders will also be covered under this rule, whose annual turnover is more than Rs 60 lakh and professional receipt is more than Rs 10 lakh. No matter which tax bracket he falls in, filing ITR will be mandatory.
According to a report in Business Standard, government sources have told that this new amendment has been done with the aim of finding out the imbalance in the earning and expenditure of such people. These new rules are effective from 21 April.
