ITR filing last date extended from July 31, 2025, for FY 2024-25 to 15 September 2025

[desiviru]

Waiting for ITR-5.

Also need to file my sister's, how long does one has to be outside India, to become NRI?

182 days or more outside India = NRI status.

 

[Saral]

i am seeing error while filling HRA..also showing error even when filling 1rs

Update: ITR 2 online filing is now available. Offline filing was started on July 11th, 2025. So took a week for department to make online one available. 🙂

Filled out for friend and no issues in online utlity also.

 

[RAMESH BABU N]

182 days or more outside India = NRI status.

Not only this.

There are a couplr of other rules too...
Total number of days outside India over the last 3 years... etc..

If that was the only rule - all students studying abroad are NRIs. BUT, NOT.

SO, APPLY ALL THOSE 3 QUALIFYING RULES TO KNOW NRI STATUS.

 

[navdeep22]

Update: ITR 2 online filing is now available. Offline filing was started on July 11th, 2025. So took a week for department to make online one available. 🙂

Filled out for friend and no issues in online utlity also.

thanks for the update, will fill today and tomorrow will go hunting credit cards

 

[desiviru]

Not only this.

There are a couplr of other rules too...
Total number of days outside India over the last 3 years... etc..

If that was the only rule - all students studying abroad are NRIs. BUT, NOT.

SO, APPLY ALL THOSE 3 QUALIFYING RULES TO KNOW NRI STATUS.

A friend got NRE account from ICICI giving proof of leaving India 185 days ago. So the 3 rules doesn't needs always to be followed. Same with Indian status. If you were not here for atleast 182 days in a FY, your ITR won't be resident. 🙂

Govt (MEA) own website says,

The NRI status is given to Indian citizens who stay in India for less than one eighty-two days in the course of the preceding financial year.

 

[desiviru]

i am seeing error while filling HRA..also showing error even when filling 1rs

It should have auto-furnished. Maybe you didn't provide info. to employer or if you did, it hasn't updated in system.

Download pre-filled .json file first and opne it in notepad to see if HRA figures are there or not.

 

[navdeep22]

guys,
do we need to advance tax on saving account and fd interest? it is showing charges in "Interest for deferment of advance tax" which is significant.

 

[Saral]

It should have auto-furnished. Maybe you didn't provide info. to employer or if you did, it hasn't updated in system.

Download pre-filled .json file first and opne it in notepad to see if HRA figures are there or not.

its there in form16 provided but not there in itr 2 prefilled data..it wasnt there last year also but i was able to fill manually..this time its not even accepting any figure

 

[Guddi]

its there in form16 provided but not there in itr 2 prefilled data..it wasnt there last year also but i was able to fill manually..this time its not even accepting any figure

Yes, it is not getting auto fetched, but I was able to add it manually

 

[CyberPsych]

First time e-filing ITR. Salaried person, so ITR-1. I claim broadband expenses from my company, that money is directly credited to bank account and no pay slip is available. This is not a part of AIS or Form 16 also. I can add these as "income from other sources" but what proof to submit and where? This is clearly a taxable income so I recognize I should add this, but what if I miss to enter any income like debit/credit card cashback or other sort of cashbacks, will I receive IT notice? My one bank's statement is of 57 pages, even if I export as excel, do I need to filter out and check all possible incomes to file it?

 

[vadixit]

First time e-filing ITR. Salaried person, so ITR-1. I claim broadband expenses from my company, that money is directly credited to bank account and no pay slip is available. This is not a part of AIS or Form 16 also. I can add these as "income from other sources" but what proof to submit and where? This is clearly a taxable income so I recognize I should add this, but what if I miss to enter any income like debit/credit card cashback or other sort of cashbacks, will I receive IT notice? My one bank's statement is of 57 pages, even if I export as excel, do I need to filter out and check all possible incomes to file it?

I guess it wont be part of your return. You got that amount as reimbursement meaning it was paid by company for you. You did not earn it so wont be part of your return but an expense on company return.

 

[CyberPsych]

I guess it wont be part of your return. You got that amount as reimbursement meaning it was paid by company for you. You did not earn it so wont be part of your return but an expense on company return.

How about cashback that credit to our bank account from credit/debit cards, affiliate apps, etc.

 

[drvirag]

After 75 year of independence tax department unable to settle for itr forms and they expect a common man who has no knowledge of finance and excel fill it accurately and if he fails he will be penalised.

 

[drvirag]

How about cashback that credit to our bank account from credit/debit cards, affiliate apps, etc.

Cashback are considered discount on Product. So it is non taxable right now. May be in future tax Wali aunty will think about it.