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"Time is Money" pay your Income Tax online save both money and time.

Income Tax (IT) Returns 2009 filing has been made very easy now.

Paying your IT (Income Tax) Returns this year is made even more easily with the new Government of India's e-Filing of Tax Returns.

Now no more paying money to the brokers for helping you pay your Income Tax, Just follow the steps below for filing your INCOME TAX Returns 2009.

Please have the below browser settings before you start e-filling

All the Settings for ActiveX Controls must be enabled in the browser, Check / Modify browser's security level for Internet as directed below:

Go to menu Tools and click on sub-menu Internet Options. This will open a window Internet Options.

Click on Security tab panel and in this Select a Web Content zone as Internet.

Click on Custom Level button to change settings, which will open a new window called Security Settings.

Enable all the Settings for ActiveX Controls and Plug-ins.


Disable the setting 'Dont prompt for client certificate selection when no certificate or only one certificate exists'.


Click OK button to confirm the changes done on Security Settings & Internet Options window.

• Go to the website http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/
• Click on the link e -File Income Tax Return at the top left of the home page.
• Register yourself once with the help of your PAN No. You PAN No. will be your lifetime used Id for e-Filing.
• From the TAB e-Filing A.Y.2009-10, select Individual-It will get u the ITR-1 Utility Excel sheet.
• With the help of your Form 16, fill the details in the XLS sheet above. Basically you need to upload all the data (salary, tax details) from your Form 16 to the XLS sheet above.
• Once the sheet is filled, click on the button Generate XML present on the sheet. This will generate a XML file based on the data filled in the ITR 1 from above. Save the file on your computer.
• Now go back to the site once again and Log-In with your user id and password generated previously.
• Under Submit Return select assessment year as A.Y. 2009-10.
• It will ask you to upload the xml file. Upload the xml file generated from the previous step.
• Once the upload is successful, go to My Accounts->My Returns menu. Here you will get your digitally signed acknowledgment of ITR.

Please make use of this facility to the maximum.

Pay you taxes promptly and let's hope the Government utilizes our tax money effectively.