25.  See rule 12. Prescribed returns for assessment year 2009-10 are as under :

 

ITR1

(a)

in the case of a person being an individual where the total income includes income chargeable to income-tax under the head “salaries” or income in the nature of family pension as defined in the Explanation to clause (iia) of section 57 but does not include any other income except income by way of interest chargeable to income-tax under the head “Income from other sources”,

 

ITR2

(b)

in the case of a person being an individual [not being an individual to whom (a) applies] or a Hindu undivided family where the total income does not include any income chargeable to income-tax under the head “Profits or gains of business or profession”,

 

ITR3

(c)

in the case of a person being an individual or a Hindu undivided family who is a partner in a firm and where income chargeable to income-tax under the head “Profits or gains of business or profession” does not include any income except the income by way of any interest, salary, bonus, commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, due to, or received by him from such firm,

 

ITR4

(d)

in the case of a person being an individual or a Hindu undivided family other than the individual or Hindu undivided family referred to in (a) or (b) or (c) and deriving income from a proprietary business or profession,

 

ITR5

(e)

in the case of a person not being an individual or a Hindu undivided family or a company or a person to which (g) applies,

 

ITR6

(f)

in the case of a company not being a company to which (g) applies,

 

ITR7

(g)

in the case of a person including a company whether or not registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, required to file a return under sub-section (4A) or sub-section (4B) or sub-section (4C) or sub-section (4D) of section 139,

 

ITR8

(h)

in the case of a person who is not required to furnish the return of income but is required to furnish the return of fringe benefits.

         Note 1. The return of income and return of fringe benefits required to be furnished in Form No. ITR-1 or Form No. ITR-2 or Form No. ITR-3 or Form No. ITR-4 or Form No. ITR-5 or Form No. ITR-6 or Form No. ITR-8 shall not be accompanied by a statement showing the computation of the tax payable on the basis of the return, or proof of the tax, if any, claimed to have been deducted or collected at source or the advance tax or tax on self-assessment, if any, claimed to have been paid or any document or copy of any account or Form or report of audit required to be attached with the return of income or the return of fringe benefits under any of the provisions of the Act.

         2. The return of income or return of fringe benefits may be furnished in any of the following manners, namely:—

   (i)   furnishing the return in a paper form;

  (ii)   furnishing the return electronically under digital signature;

(iii)   transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V;

(iv)   furnishing a bar-coded return in a paper form:

         However,

  (a)   a firm required to furnish the return in Form ITR-5 and to whom provisions of section 44AB are applicable or a company required to furnish the return in Form ITR-6 shall furnish the return in the manner specified in (ii) or (iii) above

  (b)   a person required to furnish the return in Form ITR-7 shall furnish the return in the manner specified in (i) above.