Introduction
As per Income Declaration Scheme, 2016, the declaration of undisclosed income is to be filed using Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1.
As per Notification No. 33/2016, the other Forms accompanying Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 are Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4.
Form 2 is an acknowledgement issued to the declarant by the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner.
Form 3 shall be furnished by the declarant to the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner for the proof of payment of tax, surcharge and penalty made after receiving Form-2.
Form 4 is a certificate granted by the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner after submission of Form 3.
Note: In e-Filing portal, only Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 is available for e-Filing.
Pre-Requisites for Uploading Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1
i. To upload Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1, user should have a valid PAN and should be registered in e-Filing portal.
ii. A valid XML file should be generated using the JAVA Utility available under The JAVA utility of Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 can be downloaded from the path Downloads – Forms (Other than ITR) – Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1.
iii. A valid XML can be generated by following the process, Extract the JAVA Utility of Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 – Right click and Open the JAR file of Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 – Fill all the Mandatory fields – Click on “Generate XML”.
iv. Valid DSC should be registered in e-Filing portal for uploading Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1.
Upload Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1
To Upload Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1, the steps are as below:
Step 1: In e-Filing Homepage, Click on “Login Here”
Step 2: Enter User ID (PAN), Password, DOB/DOI and Captcha. Click Login.
Step 3: Post login, go to e-File ⇒ Upload Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 (Income Declaration Scheme, 2016).
Step 4: “Upload XML file”: In the upload page, attach a valid XML file generated using the JAVA utility of Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1.
Step 5: “Attach the Valuation Report”: Valuation Report, if any, can be attached. This is not mandatory.
Step 6: “Attach the Signature file”: Upload the signature file generated using DSC Management Utility for the uploaded XML file. Navigate to Step by Step Guide for Uploading XML.
Step 7: Click on “Submit” button.
Note:
i. The facility to upload Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 using DSC is now available on e-Filing portal.
ii. Upload of Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 using EVC will be available shortly.
Once the Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 is uploaded, success message will be displayed on the screen. A confirmation mail is sent to the registered email id.
View e-Filed Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1
To View the e-Filed Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1, the steps are as below:
Step 1: Login to e-Filing, Go to My Account ⇒ View Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 (Income Declaration Scheme, 2016).
Step 2: The uploaded Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 details are displayed under “View Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1”. Click on the “Receipt No.” to see the details of Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 uploaded for future reference.
Step 3: The Filing Type of the uploaded Form for Income Disclosure – Form 1 can be viewed. And the uploaded XML file, PDF and Receipt can be downloaded.
