TAXPAYER USER GUIDE E - RETURN FILING

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1 TAXPAYER USER GUIDE E - RETURN FILING This guide has been prepared with a view to provide a step-by-step guidance to the taxpayers in filing e-returns. Filing of e-return will save time and will be more convenient for the taxpayer. A computer with internet connectivity is required for the purpose. There are six easy steps to file e-returns. These steps are: 1. Login into the portal 2. Download e-return form/s 3. Filling the details in the form/s 4. Validate the form/s 5. Uploading the form/s 6. Obtaining Acknowledgement Receipt 1.1 Login into the Portal To Login the web portal, connect to Internet and type in In the address bar. Once the web portal is connected, the Home page will appear as shown below. Figure 1: Home Page

2 To Log onto the web portal, click on Login in Left Menu as displayed in figure 1. After clicking on Login, enter the Login Id and Password as shown in figure2 (for your login ID and password kindly refer to the How to sign up guide ). Figure 2: Login Page After login a new screen as shown in figure 3 will open.

3 Figure 3: Click on e-return from e-services in left menu. A new screen will be open as shown in figure 4. Figure 4 : e-return screen

4 1.2 Download e-returns form To get return, you have to download the template from the Portal. It is advisable to download the template once and store for future use. After selecting the tax type and/or return type, the screen below (figure 6) will be displayed. To download the e-returns forms select the appropriate tax type and click upload. Save the downloaded return e-form on your computer. Figure 56: Download Online Forms link in Login Home Page After downloading the template, data can be entered. Figure 67: Excel Download Screen 1.3 Filling in the Return template/form Fill in the template with all the applicable details (Note - You should have Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, 2003, 2007 or 2010 installed on your computer for this purpose.) After downloading the template, enable Macros. If you do not know how to do that refer to Excel Help sheet figure 8

5 Figure 78: Excel Help Sheet **In figure 9 below is one of the templates of a return that can be filled offline on your computer. Figure 89: Excel Template

6 1.4 Validate the form Figure 910: Values of Return Filled in Excel Template After filling in the form, click the Validate button as shown in figure 11.

7 Figure 1011: Validate Excel Template Screen If there are errors a list of these will be displayed and you will need to correct the data. If there are no errors in the return template a message box will appear as in Figure 12. Figure 1112: Validation confirmation Screen Click Yes as per above screen, then the system will prompt you to save the template on your computer as in figure 13.

8 1.5 Upload and submit the form Figure 1213: Save Validated Excel Sheet To submit the return for a given period the screen below will appear (figure 14) Figure 1314:Excel Uploading Screen

9 Select period for which return is to be filed.and click Check to check whether you are authorised to file return for the given period or not. ( refer to Figure 4). However, if you click Upload as shown in Figure 14 a pop up confrimation message shown below will appear ( Figure 15) Figure 1415: Confirmation Screen

10 After filling up the details, click on Upload. Details will be verified by the system and if they are found correct, system will give a no error message. If there are errors in the template a list will be displayed. The system will not allow submission/upload of returns sheet until all the errors are corrected. Click on the Submit button to save returns data (figure 16) Figure 1516: Upload Confirmation Screen After all the forms have been uploaded click on view submitted forms button to view all the uploaded forms (refer to Figure 17)

11 Figure 1617: View Submitted Form There is also an option to delete a form and upload again (refer to Figure 18)

12 Figure 1718: Submitted Form Screen Next a screen to enter your one time password (OTP) will be displayed (Figure 17). Kindly refer to the OTP guide on how to get your one time password.

13 Figure 1819: OTP Screen Enter the details received on your Mobile phone/ . After filling the details of OTP, click on Verify OTP. Figure 1920: OTP Screen and Verify OTP 1.6 Acknowledgment Receipt Generation After Verifying your OTP an Acknowledgement Receipt, as shown in figure 21, will be displayed. Print the Acknowledgement receipt for future use.

14 Figure 2021: Acknowledgement Screen Use the search code and reference number in the acknowledgement receipt to track your application status online. The acknowledgement Receipt details will also be sent to you by . Important Points to be kept in mind: 1. You can only file returns for tax types that you have registered for. 2. You cannot file amended returns before original returns. 3. You cannot file returns for same tax type and period more than once.