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Changes in the updated income tax returns (ITR) forms

Many individuals have barely finished their investment declaration to earn income tax (I-T) breaks, and it is already time to think about filing tax returns.

The last day of filing the returns is July 31. This year, however, taxpayers will have to confront a new income tax return form. The I-T department notified the new income tax return (ITR) forms last month.

Salaried employees will start getting their Form 16 from their employers in the next couple of weeks. They should start the process of filing returns right away, say experts.

 

If you file your returns now rather than waiting till July, the chances of your tax refund, if any, being processed sooner is higher. Also, the efiling site's servers tend to be busy towards the end of tax filing season, which could cause delays. ITR forms are updated every year. Salaried individuals can use forms ITR-1 (Sahaj) or ITR-2. If you earn income from salary or pension, own no more than one house and have other sources income such as interest, you can use form ITR-1 (Sahaj).

If you own multiple house properties or if your earnings include capital gains and other sources including winnings from lottery and horseracing, the relevant form for you will be ITR-2. You can claim deductions that you may have missed out on while submitting investment declarations to your employer. Here are a few changes in the forms you must be aware of:

DETAILED EXEMPTION INCOME
Until last year, tax-payers were required to declare their exempt income in a column provided in ITR-2. Tax-payers just had to provide a consolidated figure — the total amount of tax exempt allowances. This time, however, they will have to provide more details.

BREAK-UP OF CAPITAL GAINS
You will also have to provide a detailed break-up of capital gains made during the year. The new ITR-2 asks information on capital gains in several categories.

CAPITAL GAINS ON HOUSE  PROPERTY
If you sell your house property after holding it for more than three years, you are required to pay a long-term capital gains tax of 20% (with indexation benefit) on the profit made. However, you can avoid paying this if it is re-invested in another property or bonds issued by the NHAI or REC under Section 54. This year, ITR-2 seeks details of such transactions.

FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS
If you have purchased your first house property between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014, you are eligible for an additional deduction (over and above the . 1.5 lakh deduction under Section 24) of . 1 lakh on housing loan interest under Section 80EE.

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