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As part of e-governance initiative for filing of returns of income, Government has authorized eligible categories of Chartered Accountants, Advocates, Employers responsible for deduction of tax from salaries and registered companies to function as e-Return Intermediaries. To begin with, in 60 specified cities, registered e-Return Intermediaries will be authorized to receive paper returns from taxpayers, digitize and electronically transmit the same to the Income Tax department through Internet under their digital signatures.
For E-filing of returns by individuals, Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified a new scheme for filing of returns of income through Internet. Under this scheme, for assessment year 2004-05 onwards in specified sixty cities, individuals, who have been allotted PAN and have income from ‘Salaries’, but do not have income under the head ‘Profits and Gains of business or profession’, may file returns and enclosures electronically through Internet under their digital signatures.
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