Eligible taxpayers who have income up to Rs 5 lakh/7 lakh can claim tax rebate under section 87A up to Rs 12,500/25,000. The ...

It is important to note that eligible taxpayers who were previously unable to claim the Section 87A tax rebate can now do so ...

At present, small tax-payers with special rate income such as short-term capital gains are unable to claim the rebate under ...

The Income Tax Department has released revised Excel utilities for ITR Forms 2 and 3. Additionally, the department has ...

To claim the Section 87A rebate, taxpayers must manually update the tax rebate column in the ITR Excel utility. After editing ...

The quantum of maximum rebate under Section 87A is ₹12,500. So, in case the total tax before cess is less than ₹12,500 for an ...

"Taxpayers can currently only file belated or revised returns, excluding new filings that incorporate the 87A rebate. The ...

Taxpayers should note that these changes will only be implemented on the back end for the ITR-2 and ITR-3 forms.

The decision comes after the Bombay High Court directed the IT department to extend the due date for claiming the benefit.

With updates to ITR forms underway, eligible taxpayers can claim Section 87A rebates through revised filings by the extended ...

"This extension is to ensure that all taxpayers are eligible for the rebate under Section 87A.", the court said.

The court observed that recent changes to the Income Tax Department’s utility software prevented eligible taxpayers from ...