Ans. The applicable return of income shall be furnished by a person mentioned in column (ii) of the Table below to whom the conditions specified in column (iii) apply, in the manner specified in column (iv) thereof:—
Sl.
|
Person
|
Condition
|
Manner of furnishing return of income
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii)
|
(iv)
|
1
|
Individual or Hindu undivided family
|
(a)
|
Accounts are required to be audited under section 44AB of the Act;
|
|
Electronically under digital signature;
|
|
|
(b)
|
A super senior citizen (whose age is 80 years or above at any time during the previous year) who furnishes the return either in ITR-1 or ITR-4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Electronically under digital signature; or
|
(B)
|
Transmitting the data electronically in the return under electronic verification code; or
|
(C)
|
Transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V; or
|
(D)
|
Paper form;
|
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Electronically under digital signature; or
|
(B)
|
Transmitting the data electronically in the return under electronic verification code; or
|
(C)
|
Transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V;]
|
|
2
|
Company
|
In all cases.
|
Electronically under digital signature.
|
3
|
A person required to furnish the return in Form ITR-7
|
(a)
|
In case of a political party;
|
|
Electronically under digital signature;
|
|
|
|
(A
|
Electronically under digital signature; or
|
|
|
|
|
(B)
|
Transmitting the data in the return electronically under electronic verification code; or
|
|
|
|
|
(C)
|
Transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V.
|
|
4
|
Firm or limited liability partnership or any person (other than a person mentioned in Sl. 1 to 3 above) who is required to file return in Form ITR-5
|
(a)
|
Accounts are required to be audited under section 44AB of the Act;
|
|
Electronically under digital signature;
|
|
|
|
(A)
|
Electronically under digital signature; or
|
|
|
|
|
(B)
|
Transmitting the data in the return electronically under electronic verification code; or
|
|
|
|
|
(C)
|
Transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V
|
|