The Below Provisions are Applicable only for Assessment Year 2011-12 and Assessment Year 2012-13.
What is the purpose of this notification and who are proposed to be exempted from the requirement of filing of the return?
Whether a salaried taxpayer having total income of less than Rs.5,00,000 and claiming a refund of Rs.3,000 would be eligible under this Scheme?
No. The taxpayer has to file a return of income for making a claim of refund.
Is having a valid PAN number a precondition for being covered by the notification?
Yes. The notification clearly specifies that the individual has to report his PAN to the employer. Hence having a valid PAN is a precondition for falling within the ambit of the notification.
Can an individual who is getting income under the head “salaries” from more than one employer take benefit of the notification?
No. A salaried taxpayer who has earned income from more than one employer during the financial year is not covered under this Scheme.
Whether this notification would also cover taxpayers having ‘loss from house property’, which are often reported by the employees to the employer.
No. Under the existing procedure, DDO/employer can give credit to the employee for a claim for loss under the head “income from house property” u/s 24 made by the employee. As a result, a salaried employee’s total income may reduce to less than Rs.5,00,000 as loss from the head “income from house property” would have been set-off against salary income. Such a taxpayer is not exempted from filing his return of income as the notification exempts only cases where the total income is under the head “salary” and from savings bank account (income from other sources) not in excess of Rs.10,000. If the taxpayer has any loss under the head “income from house property”, he will not be eligible for exemption from filing a return of income.
Does savings bank account include other banking accounts like fixed deposits or recurring deposits accounts?
No. The benefit of the notification is available to taxpayers whose interest income comprises of interest earned on savings bank account only.
Circular No. 8/2010 dated 13.12.2010 which is applicable for Assessment Year 2011-12 stipulates that the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO)/Employer while deducting TDS from salary of an employee cannot allow deduction u/s 80G except donations made to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund or the Lt. Governor’s Relief Fund. Whether the notification would cover only these cases?
Yes. An individual cannot avail the exemption under this notification if the claim of deduction for donations under section 80G is for donations other than those mentioned in Circular No.8/2010. A taxpayer has to file a return of income for making a claim in respect of claim of deduction under section 80G for such donations (not specified in Circular No.8/2010).
Will a salaried individual having agricultural income, which is exempt from tax, be covered within the ambit of the notification?
A salaried individual with agricultural income exceeding five thousand rupees shall be out of the ambit of the notification. A return will have to be filed in such a case, even if other conditions of the notification are satisfied as the agricultural income (of more than Rs.5,000) has to be included, for rate purposes, in the total income.
Source- http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in
Dear Sir
I want to know that prequisite value not including in tds challn (From No-16) then we submitted ITR-1 return we club this value in gross salary head.
Exemption from filing income tax return for salaried person was only for two years i.e AY 11-12 & AY 12-13. CBDT has withdraw this circular on 23.07.2013. Currently there is no any circular regarding exemption from filing income tax return for salaried person.
THIS IS NOT AVAILIABLE FOR AY 2014-15..
What about super Senior Citizens? They should also be exempted from filing returns if total income is , say, less than Rs.10,00,000.00 per annum.
It is hard job for them, in their sunset days, to keep track of trickles in by way of Income, compile them, check/recheck and submit returns.
I request the Finan Minister to consider this,
Sir,
Please confirm whether rebate of 2000 under 87A is applicable in Fy year 2014-2015.
Regards
O D sharma
I can’t understand why you made changes in tax that means the reason.
The exemption was available only for the assessment years 2011-12 and 2012-13. Correct me if I am wrong
Sir,
It seems that Notification for Assessment Year 2014-15 is yet to be received.
Salaried individuals having salary more than Rs. 2 lakh in the Financial Year 2013-14 and having only other income as interest on savings acoount being less than Rs. 10,000 /- ARE REQUIRED TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS.
Has this exemption been extended to the susequent assessment years? If not what is the purpose of now discussing an outdated circular which was specifically applicable for the assessment year 2011-12 only?
Dear Sir,
I would like to draw your attention and want to clarify that is employee who has retired after 58 age, may exempted for filing the IT return up to Rs.5,00,000/-/
Thanks a lot for sharing the answers with us on various issues. But no where you have mentioned about the Senior Citizens positions for filing for the age between 60 to 85 and above. As such now ceiling is there for 2,50,000 and 3,00,000 respectively if I correct, if not please correct.
Can you suggest me a senior person who is not having any source of in come except from his own saving and his full and final settlement of his service and surving only on the income of his bank interest. In such case what erxemptions is permitted. As medical expenditures are incurring heavy how get it exempted while computing the return of tax. Any exemption clauses for senior citizens.
I shall be highly thankful to you if you would kindly advice me to my mail id.
Thanks and Regards
Adoni Suguresh
How every salaried tax payer is supposed to know all these nuances of taxation. It is better that a return is filed by EVERY person whose total income crosses Rs. 2.50 lacs, irrespective of his 80C benefits.