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Income Tax Return Filing 2025: Filing your Income Tax Return (ITR) has always meant gathering salary slips, matching TDS details, and double-checking deductions, only to risk errors or delays. A small mismatch can lead to refund holdups or even an IT notice. However, that is now changing. Digital Form-16, a more intelligent and efficient method for salaried individuals to file returns, has been introduced by the Income Tax Department. Tax filing is now quicker, simpler, and more accurate thanks to real-time error detection and data that is automatically filled in from the TRACES portal. It's time to bid paperwork farewell and welcome to simple ITR filing.

What has been the issue thus far?

Errors frequently occurred when Form-16 was manually matched with Form 26AS and AIS.

TDS discrepancies resulted in undesired notifications or refund delays.

Form-16 is occasionally delayed by employers, giving you little time to file.

Presenting Digital Form-16: What's New

1. Direct from TRACES: Your employer uploads Form-16, which includes all salary, TDS, and deduction information, directly to the TRACES portal.

2. Auto-Filled ITR: After choosing your ITR form, your information is automatically completed, correct, and ready for use.

3. Real-Time Mismatch Alerts: The system looks for differences between Form 26AS and AIS and flags problems immediately so you can address them.

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Why does it change the scenario?

Simple and Fast: Submit your return in less than ten minutes.


No Manual Errors: No data entry difficulties or typos.

Safe and Secure: tamper-proof and password-protected.

Paperless: Bid farewell to storage and hard copies.

How to Begin?

1. Sign in to the e-filing portal for income taxes.

2. Choose the Digital Form-16 that is associated with your PAN.

3. Select your ITR form and observe how your information automatically fills in.

4. Examine, validate, and send. Completed!

Filing your ITR is no longer a chore thanks to Digital Form-16, which essentially does it for you.

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