6 Major Changes in ITR Form..? Who should care..?
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has released Income Tax Return Forms for the Assessment Year (AY) 2023-24. Earlier, the central government would declare the ITR forms at the end of the financial year or the beginning of the new financial year. Adequate time will be available to all income taxpayers during early notification of ITR forms. As the Income Tax Return Forms for the financial year 2023-24 are released on time, taxpayers are expected to file soon after the end of the financial year. The Income Tax department will announce the ITR forms for the relevant financial year before march or April. Although there are no major changes in the ITR forms, there are some important minor changes that all income taxpayers should be aware of. Now let's look at the changes in the new income tax forms.
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ITR Form Types:
  ITR Form 1 – A person having income up to Rs 50 lakh and receiving income from salary, a house property / other sources (interest, etc.)
  ITR-2 – Persons with income above ₹50 lakhs and income from house property should file
ITR-3 should be filed by persons earning income from business/profession
ITR-4 can be used by small and medium-income tax payers. It can also be used by those who earn income from small business

 ITR-5 is filed by LLP, BOI, and trading companies
  All companies registered under ITR - 6 Companies Act 2013 should use it.