This book provides the amended, updated, and annotated text of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, along with 25+ allied rules, schemes, and return forms for the Assessment Year 2024-25.

The recent changes in the Income-tax Rules, 1962 are as follows:

• [Insertion/Changes in Rules] are as follows:

o Insertion of 9+ New Rules

o Changes in 30+ Existing Rules

• [Insertion/Changes in Forms] are as follows:

o Insertion of 6+ New Forms

o Changes in 35+ Existing Forms

• [New Rules & Forms] are as follows:

o New Rule for Net Winnings from Online Games – Specifies how to compute 'Net Winnings' under Sections 115BBJ & 194BA

o Form No. 56F – To be submitted by assessees claiming deductions under Section 10AA

o Form 15CD – Introduced for IFSC to provide a quarterly statement of all remittances to non-residents or foreign companies

o Form 71 – Allows TDS credit for income disclosed in previously filed ITRs

o Rules 13 & 13A – Implement Finance Act 2023 amendments related to search and seizure

o Rule 11UACA – Computes taxable income from sums received under life insurance policies

o Form 3AF – For assessees claiming deductions under Section 35D

o Rule 21AGA and Form 10-IEA – For opting into the Old Tax Regime

The Present Publication is the 61st Edition | 2024, and all available amendments notified up to Income Tax (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2024, have been incorporated. This book is edited/authored by Taxmann's Editorial Board, with the following noteworthy features:

• [Comprehensive Guide to Amendments] Detailed coverage of amendments made in the Income-tax Rules in 2023-2024

• [Coverage] of this book includes:

o All Rules, Schemes, etc., which are either notified under the Income-tax Act, 1961 or referred to in different provisions of the Income-tax Act, are covered, i.e.,

§ Income-tax Rules

§ ICDS

§ Faceless Assessment, Appeal & Penalty Scheme with Directions

§ STT, CTT & EL, etc.

o Income-tax Return Forms for Assessment Year 2024-25

o Landmark Judgements & CBDT Circulars

• [Action Points for Forms] Explanation of relevant provisions and the filing process for each form

• [Quick Identification for Redundant & e-Forms]

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The detailed contents of the book are as follows:

• Income-tax Rules, 1962 amended up to date with the list & text of provisions of Allied Law referred to in Income-tax Rules

• Income Computation and Disclosure Standards

• e-Appeals Scheme along with Order under sub-section (6) of section246 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for specifying the scope of e-Appeals Scheme under the Act

• Faceless Assessment Scheme, 2019 with Directions

• Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2021

• Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 with Directions

• Commodities Transaction Tax Rules, 2013

• Securities Transaction Tax Rules, 2004

• Equalisation Levy Rules, 2016

• Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Rules, 2016

• Centralised Verification Scheme, 2019

• Centralised Processing of Returns Scheme, 2011, with the text of the Application of provisions of the Act relating to the processing of Returns, Time-limit for verification of return of income after uploading and Reduction of time-limit for verification of Income-tax Return (ITR) form within 120 days to 30 days of transmitting the data of ITR electronically

• e-Settlement Scheme, 2021

• e-Verification Scheme, 2021 with FAQs on e-Verification Scheme, 2021 and Promoting voluntary compliance through e-Verification Scheme, 2021

• e-Advance Rulings Scheme, 2022

• Faceless Jurisdiction of Income-tax Authorities Scheme, 2022

• e-Assessment of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme

• Faceless Inquiry or Valuation Scheme, 2022

• e-Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2022

• Centralised Processing of Equalisation Levy Statement Scheme, 2023

• Return Forms

o ITR-1 | SAHAJ – Individual Income Tax Return

o ITR-2 | Return of Income – For Individuals and HUFs not having income from profits and gains of business or profession

o ITR-2A | [Omitted by the IT (Fourth Amdt.) Rules, 2017, w.e.f. 1-4-2017]

o ITR-3 | Return of Income – For Individuals and HUFs having income from profits and gains of business or profession

o ITR-4 | SUGAM – Form Individuals, HUFs and Firms (other than LLP) being a resident having total income up to Rs. 50 lakh and having income from business and profession, which is computed under section 44AD, 44ADA or 44AE [Not for an individual who is either a Director in a company or has invested in unlisted equity shares or if income-tax is deferred on ESOP or has agricultural income more than Rs. 5000]

o ITR-4 | [Omitted by the IT (Fourth Amdt.) Rules, 2017, w.e.f. 1-4-2017]

o ITR-5 | Return of Income - For persons other than — (i) individual, (ii) HUF, (iii) company and (iv) person filing Form ITR-7

o ITR-6 | Return of Income – For Companies other than companies claiming exemption under section 11

o ITR-7 | Return of Income – For persons including companies required to furnish returns under sections 139(4A) or, 139(4B) or, 139(4C), or 139(4D) only

o ITR-8 | [Omitted by the IT (Twenty-First Amdt.) Rules, 2021, w.e.f. 29-7-2021]

o ITR-V | Verification Form & Acknowledgment

o ITR-A | Return Form – For successor entities to furnish a return of income under section 170A consequent to business reorganisation

o ITR-U | Return Form – For persons to update income within twenty-four months from the end of the relevant assessment year

• Other Rules and Schemes

o Income-tax (Certificate Proceedings) Rules, 1962

o Bank Term Deposit Scheme, 2006

o Senior Citizens' Savings Scheme, 2019

o National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue) Scheme, 2019

o Income-tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 1963