Income Tax Return is the form in which an assesses files information about his Income and tax thereon to Income Tax Department. Various forms are ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR 3, ITR 4, ITR 4S, ITR 5, ITR 6 and ITR 7. When you file a belated return, you are not allowed to carry forward certain losses.The Income Tax Act, 1961, and the Income Tax Rules, 1962, obligates citizens to file returns with the Income Tax Department at the end of every financial year. These returns should be filed before the specified due date. Every Income Tax Return Form is applicable to a certain section of the Assesses. Only those Forms which are filed by the eligible Assesses are processed by the Income Tax Department of India. It is therefore imperative to know which particular form is appropriate in each case.
Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a ten-digit alpha numeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department, to any “person” who Applies for it or to whom the department allots the number without an application. PAN enables the department to link all transactions of the “person” with the Department. These transactions include tax payments, TDS/TCS credits, returns of Income/wealth/gift/FBT, specified transactions, correspondence, and so on. PAN, thus, acts as an identifier for the “person” with the tax department.