Checked against the Income-tax Act
Plain-language answers on filing your ITR — forms, deductions, the two regimes, AIS, refunds and notices. Every guide is checked against the Income-tax Act and official CBDT sources before it is published.
Refunds, e-verification, notices and corrections
If you do not e-verify online, you can verify a return by signing the ITR-V acknowledgement and posting it to the department's processing centre. Learn when this applies, how to send it, the time limit, and why e-verification is usually faster.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Special taxpayers and life situations
Some senior citizens whose income is only pension and interest from one bank do not have to file an ITR, because the bank deducts tax. Here is how to check whether the exemption applies to you, and when filing still helps.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Capital gains and investments
A gain is short-term or long-term depending on how long you held the asset: 12 months for listed shares and equity funds, 24 months for most other assets. The tax rate depends on it. Learn the holding periods, rates and exemptions.
5 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Capital gains and investments
Tax on a mutual fund sale depends on the type of fund and how long you held it. Equity funds: 20% on short-term gains and 12.5% on long-term gains above ₹1,25,000. Debt funds bought on or after 1 April 2023 are taxed at your slab rate.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Income-tax Act, 2025: the new law
Under the Income-tax Act, 2025 there is one year label: the tax year, the 12 months from 1 April in which the income was earned. Learn how it works, how to match older labels, and how it fits the due dates.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Tax reference pages
A reference to tax collected at source (TCS): the categories, their 1961 Act and 2025 Act section codes, which codes are omitted, and how TCS shows up in your statements. Rates are not tabulated here; the official rate chart is linked.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
TDS, TCS, AIS, Form 26AS and Form 168
If tax was deducted from your income but does not appear in Form 26AS or Form 168, check the deductor's PAN details and timing, then ask the deductor to correct their TDS return. Here are the steps.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Tax reference pages
A reference chart of the common TDS sections for the tax year 2026-27, with the old (1961 Act) section code and the new (2025 Act) code side by side, plus how to read the codes in your AIS and Form 168. Rates and thresholds are to be added after review.
5 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Tax reference pages
Find the new Income-tax Act, 2025 section for any common TDS or TCS section from the 1961 Act. Look up 192, 193, 194A, 194C, 194H, 194I, 194J, 194N, 194Q, 194R, 194S, 195 and more, grouped by what the payment is for.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Income-tax Act, 2025: the new law
The Income-tax Act, 2025 moves TDS and TCS into sections 392, 393 and 394, and renames the forms. This crosswalk maps each old section, such as 194A or 194C, to its new place, and lists the renamed forms.
7 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Refunds, e-verification, notices and corrections
A return that is not e-verified within 30 days is treated as never filed. Learn what that means for your refund, late fee and loss carry-forward, and the routes still open: late verification, filing afresh or an updated return.
5 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
TDS, TCS, AIS, Form 26AS and Form 168
Form 26AS is your annual tax statement for tax years up to 2025-26. It lists the TDS and TCS deducted against your PAN, tax you paid, refunds, and some high-value transactions. It is where your tax credit comes from.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
ITR filing basics
After your return is e-verified, the department processes it and sends an intimation. It tells you whether it accepted your figures, changed them, or raised a demand or refund. Learn how to read it and what to do if you disagree.
4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
TDS, TCS, AIS, Form 26AS and Form 168
TDS is tax deducted at source: the person paying you cuts tax from the payment and deposits it with the government in your name. Learn how it appears in your statements, how you claim credit and what to do when it is wrong.
5 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026
Each guide is written in plain language from the Income-tax Act itself.
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