ITR 7 Form: Structure, Due Date & Process of Filing ITR 7

The Form 7 of ITR is used to file IT returns to claim exemptions under the Income Tax Act Sections 139 (4A), 139 (4B), 139 (4C) and 139 (4D). These include exemptions on income from scientific research, political party, charitable or religious trust, university or colleges or Khadi and village industries.

The eligibility criteria for ITR 7 are:

• Any property which is in the name of a trust
• Source of income in the form of religious offering or charity
• Income earned by any political party over and above the stipulated limit already exempted from income tax
• Association or institution involved in carrying out scientific research
• Agencies, organisations and companies engaged in the news business
• Institutions or associations referred to in Section 10(23A) and Section 10(23B)
• School, colleges, universities or any other educational institutions
• Medical institutions such as hospitals, clinics etc.

There are two components of ITR Form 7: Part A and Part B. While Part A primarily deals with filling out general information, Part B has two sub-sections – Part B - TI and Part B-TTI.The TI sub-section requires you to fill in the details in order to calculate your total income, which is the sum of property income, business profit, capital gains and other sources. However, the total tax liability is calculated on the basis of your income (from TI) along with the applicable rate in the sub-section TTI.In addition, this form has numerous Schedules, of which the important ones are highlighted below:

Schedule-I:

This includes every detail relating to the amounts accumulated or set apart within the ambit of section 11(2) from previous that are still relevant in the present year.

Schedule-J:

It is related to the investment statements pertaining to funds of the Trust or Institution as on the last day of the previous year.

Schedule-K:

This has the statement of particulars pertaining to the Author(s)/ Trustee(s)/ Founder(s)/ Manager(s) of the Trust or Institution.

Schedule-LA:

Related to the information in case of political parties

Schedule-ET:

Related to the information in case of an electoral trust

Schedule AI:

It has the aggregate of income obtained during the year apart from the voluntary contributions

1. If the accounts are to be audited, the due date is 30thSeptember.
2. If accounts audit is not required, the due date is 31stJuly.

It is always recommended to check the due dates each year before

1. Visit the e-filing website - https://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/home
2. File the return and submit online with verification of a digital signature.
3. File the return online and submit the verification (ITR V) offline.
4. For offline submission, send an ordinary post to – Post Bag No 1, Electronic City Office, Bangalore, Karnataka – 560 100.

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