Your return prepared by a chartered accountant who picks the right form, the right regime, and every deduction you can legally claim — not just uploaded by software.
Starts at ₹999 salaried · business returns from ₹4,999
ITR filing is the annual submission of your Income Tax Return to the Income Tax Department, due 31 July for most individuals (31 October where audit applies) for income earned in the previous financial year. On FilingBase, a chartered accountant prepares and files it from ₹999 within 24–48 hours of receiving your documents.
Filing is mandatory once gross income crosses the basic exemption limit — but also in cases people miss: foreign assets or foreign income (mandatory disclosure regardless of income), deposits above ₹1 crore, foreign travel spends above ₹2 lakh, electricity bills above ₹1 lakh, or TDS/TCS of ₹25,000+ even below the threshold. And even when not mandatory, a filed ITR is the document that gets you visas, home loans and refunds of the TDS your bank already deducted.
The value of a CA over a DIY portal shows up in three places: choosing correctly between the old and new regimes (a several-thousand-rupee decision made fresh each year), reporting capital gains from equity, mutual funds, ESOPs or property without triggering mismatch notices, and reconciling everything against your AIS/TIS so the return matches what the department already knows.
We compute your tax both ways — new regime (default) versus old with your actual deductions — and file whichever is lower.
Your return is matched line-by-line against the department’s own data — the single best defence against auto-generated notices.
80C to 80U, HRA, home-loan interest, NPS employer contributions — claimed where eligible, documented where claimed.
Equity, mutual funds, F&O, ESOPs, crypto (VDA) and property — grandfathering, indexation where applicable, and correct schedules.
If a 143(1) adjustment or defective-return notice arrives on a return we filed, we respond — included, not extra.
E-verification the same day, refund status tracked until it hits your bank.
A specialist will map your situation to the right plan in one call.
Form 16 and proofs to your secure checklist. Most salaried cases need under ten documents.
Your CA prepares the computation, reconciles AIS/26AS, and runs the old-vs-new comparison with your numbers.
A plain-language summary — taxable income, regime chosen, tax or refund — before anything is submitted.
Return filed, e-verified via Aadhaar OTP, acknowledgement (ITR-V) in your tracker, refund monitored to your bank.
₹999
Form 16 income · one house property · ITR-1
₹1,999
salary + capital gains, ESOPs, multiple properties · ITR-2
₹4,999
business / professional income · ITR-3 or ITR-4
All prices are professional fees exclusive of GST at 18%. Government fees and stamp duty are charged at actuals and shown before you pay.
| Form | Who it’s for | Typical FilingBase plan |
|---|---|---|
| ITR-1 (Sahaj) | Residents · salary + one house property + other sources · income up to ₹50 lakh | Salaried — ₹999 |
| ITR-2 | Capital gains, more than one property, foreign assets, income above ₹50 lakh — no business income | Investor — ₹1,999 |
| ITR-3 | Business or professional income with books (includes F&O traders) | Business — ₹4,999 |
| ITR-4 (Sugam) | Presumptive income — 44AD business, 44ADA professionals up to ₹75 lakh* | Business — from ₹4,999 |
| ITR-U | Missed or misfiled past years — updated return, up to 48 months back | Quoted case-by-case |
*Presumptive limits: ₹3 crore (44AD) / ₹75 lakh (44ADA) where cash receipts are within 5%. Wrong-form filings are treated as defective — form selection is the first thing your CA checks.
Since the new regime became the default, the biggest filing mistake is not choosing at all. The new regime offers lower slab rates — under the current structure, income up to ₹12 lakh effectively pays zero tax after the Section 87A rebate, and salaried filers get a ₹75,000 standard deduction on top — but it strips most deductions (80C, HRA, home-loan interest on self-occupied property).
The old regime still wins for people who actually use those deductions heavily: a filer with ₹1.5 lakh in 80C, a home loan’s ₹2 lakh interest, HRA in a metro and 80D premiums can come out ahead despite higher slab rates. The crossover point depends on your exact deduction stack — which is why we compute both, every year, with your numbers. Salaried taxpayers can switch regimes each year at filing time; business filers get essentially one switch back, so their choice needs more care.
Deadlines and damage control: the return is due 31 July (non-audit). File late and you pay up to ₹5,000 under Section 234F (₹1,000 if income is under ₹5 lakh), lose the ability to carry forward most losses, and pay interest on unpaid tax. A belated return is allowed until 31 December. Missed even that? An updated return (ITR-U) can now be filed up to 48 months after the assessment year — with an additional tax that rises the longer you wait. If you have unfiled years, fixing them proactively is dramatically cheaper than waiting for the department’s letter — our notice team sees both versions of that story weekly.
E-verify within 30 days or the return is treated as never filed — we do it with you on day one. Most filers then receive a Section 143(1) intimation within weeks; usually it just confirms the refund, sometimes it proposes adjustments that need a reply. If TDS keeps outrunning your actual liability, fix the withholding rather than waiting for refunds every year — our tax planning service handles that, and NRIs with India income have their own set of moves under NRI tax services.
For a salaried return: Form 16, interest certificates, and investment proofs if claiming old-regime deductions. Add broker capital-gains statements, rent receipts, home-loan certificates, or business income summaries as applicable. Our checklist adapts to your profile — most people finish uploading in ten minutes.
31 July following the financial year for most individuals; 31 October where a tax audit applies. A belated return (with late fee up to ₹5,000 under 234F) is allowed until 31 December, and an updated return (ITR-U) up to 48 months after the assessment year with graded additional tax.
It is pure arithmetic on your deduction stack. The new regime (default) has lower rates and effectively zero tax up to ₹12 lakh after rebate; the old regime wins when 80C, HRA, home-loan interest and 80D together are large enough. We compute both with your actual numbers and file the cheaper one — salaried filers can switch again next year.
If your Form 16 is genuinely the whole story, a portal works. Where DIY goes wrong: bank interest missing from AIS reconciliation, two employers with duplicated standard deduction, HRA claimable but not in Form 16, or the regime default silently costing you money. Our ₹999 fee includes a CA actually reading your case — most clients recover more than that in the regime choice alone.
Listed equity/equity MFs: gains above ₹1.25 lakh a year held over 12 months are taxed at 12.5% (LTCG); shorter holdings at 20% (STCG). Debt funds bought after April 2023 are taxed at slab rates. Property has its own rules on indexation and exemptions (54/54F). We prepare the schedules from your broker statements — this is exactly where mismatch notices are born.
Yes. TDS is prepayment, not filing. Skipping the return forfeits refunds, breaks loss carry-forwards, and — above the exemption limit — is non-compliance that attracts notices. It also costs you the income proof banks and embassies ask for.
Yes — NRI and RNOR returns with India-source income, DTAA relief claims, and Schedule FA foreign-asset disclosure are a dedicated practice. See ITR for NRIs.
For returns we filed: 143(1) intimations and defective-return notices are handled at no extra charge. Scrutiny or older-year notices are handled by our notice-reply team at a quoted fee — with the advantage that your computation and workings are already on file with us.
Yes. Before 31 December we file a revised return replacing the original. After that, ITR-U (up to 48 months) can add missed income, though it cannot increase a refund. Either way, bring the notice or acknowledgement and we will map the cheapest clean-up route.