Usually July 31st is the last date for filing tax returns. It is important to file the returns on time in order to avoid paying penalty. Besides it is a mandatory requirement of the government. Any person whose gross salary exceeds the basic exemption limit is required to file his income tax returns.
Rohit is employed as a private firm. But he failed to file his tax returns on time in year 2007-2008. So what should he do? How can he save himself? Here is what he should do.
Usually July 31st is the last date for filing tax returns. It is important to file the returns on time in order to avoid paying penalty. Besides it is a mandatory requirement of the government. Any person whose gross salary exceeds the basic exemption limit is required to file his income tax returns.
But as Rohit failed to file his returns on time, he has the alternative of filing his tax returns till 31st March 2008.
Here there are 2 cases.
Case 1: If Rohit’s tax was deducted at source, then he can file his tax returns by 31st March without paying any penalty. For this, his sole source of income should be his salary. But if he still fails to file his tax returns, then he can do so till 31st March 2010. This can be done without having to pay any penalty.
But if Rohit fails to keep this date, he is still eligible to file his retursn by 31st March 2011. But this will come with a very high fine of Rs 5,000.
Case 2: Now assume Rohit has some other sources of incomes like rental income, dividends for shares etc. In this case, he can still file his returns by 31st March 2010. But he will be penalized 1% per month if he continues to delay.
E.g. if Rohit’s unpaid tax liability is Rs. 5,000. Instead of paying this amount by 31st July, he pays it on 30th November, he will end up paying Rs. 200 as penalty.
However this is applicable only for salaried employees. In case you are not, and you have suffered a loss in business or capital gains and intend to take it forward to the next year, it is not allowed. Hence it is important to file your returns by due date.
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