How to file your Income Tax Returns Offline?

Income Tax Returns offline can be filed by downloading the offline utiliy for ITRs.

Filing of Income Tax Return or ITR becomes compulsory in cases where the assessee’s income exceeds the exemption limit.

Further, the ITR can be filed either offline or online. In this blog, we have explained in detail how to file your Income Tax Returns offline?

Steps to follow to file Income Tax Return offline

Secondly, download the Appropriate Income Tax Return offline utility under ‘Downloads > ITR Preparation Software’.

Thirdly, extract the downloaded Income Tax Return Offline utility ZIP file and Open the Utility from the extracted folder.

Fourthly, fill the applicable and mandatory fields of the ITR form

Fifthly, validate all the tabs of the ITR form and Calculate the Tax.

Sixthly, generate and save XML

Seventhly, login to e-Filing portal by entering user ID (PAN), Password, Captcha code and click ‘Login’.

Eighthly, click on the ‘e-File’ menu and click the ‘Income Tax Return’ link.

Ninthly, on Income Tax Return Page:

Lastly, choose any one of the following options to verify the Income Tax Return:

Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).
Aadhaar OTP.
EVC using Prevalidated Bank Account Details.
EVC using Prevalidated Demat Account Details.
Already generated EVC through My Account  Generate EVC Option or Bank ATM. Validity of such EVC is 72 hours from the time of generation.
I would like to e-Verify later. Please remind me.
I don’t want to e-verify this Income Tax Return and would like to send signed ITR-V through normal or speed post to “Centralized Processing Center, Income Tax Department, Bengaluru – 560500