Before filing an individual IT Return, In case of a salaried person- he should have Salary slip, Form 16, interest certificate from bank or post office if any, Form 26 AS (This can be downloaded from TRACES website), chalan of advance tax paid if any and bank account details. As the online IT Return filing procedure has been simplified over the years, mostly individual ITR such as by salaried taxpayer is done on their own.

when they need to claim deductions for a house loan and interest or when they claim deduction under 80 C there is much confusion which makes them file an incorrect return. In that case, they reach out to tax consultants nearby them for online IT Return filing. In the case of companies, Tax Consultants such as Chartered Accountants can help file the Income-tax return form. For companies, technical issues such as claiming of expenses, calculation of taxes, carried forward of losses etc are an important matter which is looked after by a consultant. For company various documents are required, the primary documents required in income tax India efiling are audited balance sheet, Form 26AS, deductions details under section 80, details of bank accounts. Various other documents are required based on in which sector a company operates.