Step-by-step guide to Online Income tax filing in INDIA

Big Thanks to my friend Kedar J. for the compilation!!!

1) Log on to https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/e-Filing/

If you are first time user, click “Register Yourself” and follow the process.

Click “Login Here” if you already have registered and enter your credentials to log in

12)  Here is what you see after logging in

              

Click “Quick e-File ITR”

3)      You will land in following page 

a.       Ensure you have correct PAN

b.      Fill ITR form name – typically ITR-1 for most of the cases

c.       Assessment Year  = 2013-14

d.      Prefill Address with = “New Address”

e.      Digital sign = NO

f.   Click “Submit”

        

      4)      On submitting a details form shows up

     5)      Personal Information

a.      Please fill up the highlighted fields as applicable in “Personal Information

                          b. For most of us, the Filing Status section will be as shown above.

      6)      Income Details are to be filled by individual as per their Form 16
       Fill up all the required fiends from Form 16

     7)      Now the TDS section

Only following fields are to be filled from Form 16

a.      Income chargeable under the head “Salaries”

b.      Total tax deducted 

    8)      Taxes Paid And Verification

a.      Ensure the green outlined fields are appropriate.

     9)      Submission process

·         Keep ‘Saving the draft’ to save your changes

·         Finally once everything is filled, click the “Submit” button.

    10)      What next?

·         Wait till you get the email from income tax department.

·         Open the PDF in the email’s attachment, (which has password: <PANDOB> 

·         Take a printout of that PDF doc (of course after carefully verifying everything)

·         Sign it and post it to the address given on that doc. (don’t forget to affix Rs. 10 stamps)