Income Tax Return is a Statutory obligation in India for the assesses, as defined in Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. From year 2006-07 AY, Filing IT-Returns have been made provision in electronic format [e-filing]. This efiling of IT Returns have been made compulsory from AY 2007-08 for Companies and all other assessees coming under audit [U/s 44AB] [Excluding Trusts]. For this reason department has prescribed new series of forms ITR-1 to ITR-8.

ITR Software of Saral TaxOffice makes the process of preparing ITR, simple. STO - ITR Software is linked with STO - Income Tax Software, Balance Sheet, etc to get the data directly from those. User can also directly make the entry over here and generate the Returns either on paper or in XML.

The software has been developed with continuous coordination with Directorate of Income Tax [DIT], New Delhi. It has been also tested and verified with Income Tax efiling website, www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.

The software is made to handle unlimited number of Assessees for ITR generation, Including ITR-1 / ITR-2 / ITR-3 / ITR-4 [For Individuals and HUF], ITR-5 [For Firms, AOP, BOI, Local Authority, Artificial Juridical Person], ITR-6 [For Companies], ITR-7 [For Trusts] and ITR-8 [Return of FBT for Assessees not required to file IT Return].

It generates XML return of all ITR forms [except ITR-7] as per the DTD schema provided by Income Tax Department. It also generates Paper-Return [Hard Copy] of ITR for manual filing of Income Tax Returns as per formats specified.

1. Data Entry for All ITR Forms [ITR-1 to ITR-8].
2. Paper Return for ITR-1 to ITR-8.
3. XML return as per Income Tax Department.
4. Acknowledgement form for non-ereturn.
5. Validation of ereturn against DTD Schema.
6. Create Multiple files for any any number of Assessees.
7. Export Data to Saral TaxOffice.

1. No much knowledge required on software/computer.
2. No knowledge required on XML or related formats given by Directorate of Income Tax [DIT].
3. Simple entry to the software inline with the department provided form.
4. Prepare the return instantly.
5. No errors found during generation of eReturn [XML].
6. Ease to copy / Upload the XML file to Income tax website, once return is prepared.

1. ITR – 1: For Individuals having Income from Salary/ Pension/ family pension & Interest
2. ITR – 2: For Individuals and HUFs not having Income from Business or Profession
3. ITR – 3: For Individuals/HUFs being partners in firms and not carrying out business or profession under any proprietorship
4. ITR – 4: For individuals & HUFs having income from a proprietary business or profession
5. ITR – 5: For firms, AOPs and BOIs
6. ITR – 6: For Companies other than companies claiming exemption under section 11
7. ITR – 7: For persons including companies required to furnish return under section 139(4A) or section 139(4B) or section 139(4C) or section 139(4D)
8. ITR – 8: Return for Fringe Benefits
9. Acknowledgement: Acknowledgement Form Where the data of the Return of Income/Fringe Benefits has not been transmitted electronically