Free Tax E-Filing & Advice in India

The best part of the internet is that at times one may get free advice even without paying a single penny and here we have a number of income tax services which can help you in your income tax filing and you can use their services without even paying a penny. Just remember that with this Financial year e-filing has been made compulsory for all those earning above Rs 5 Lakh per annum.

Check out these services which are as listed below:

Taxsmile - It has an interactive platform wherein the interface asks you questions about your income, investments, tax deductions and payments and prepares your return. Don’t have the patience to sit through the process? Email your Form 16 and other details to taxassist@taxsmile(dot)com. Taxsmile Gold (Rs 400 ) offers a digital signature for your returns which is not available under its Silver plan (Rs 250). What’s the advantage of a digital signature, you ask? Well, if you do, you can skip signing and sending your ITR V to the processing centre in Bangalore. Taxsmile Premium (Rs 2,000) is even better, with year-round support from tax professionals for your tax related queries and advice on tax planning. 

Taxspanner(dot)com - It has set up ‘Tax spanning stations’ across the country wherein you can interact with tax professionals in person and get your returns e-filed right in front of your eyes. In most cases, the return preparation is free. You need to pay only when the return is ready for e-filing.

Myitreturn(dot)com : It makes even the return filing free for some simplistic cases. The more the heads of income, the more the charges. Myitreturn charges an additional Rs 99 if you want them to submit your ITR V, check its receipt at the processing centre or track your refund status. If you want to get your return reviewed by an expert, their charges range from Rs 399 to Rs 799.

Cleartax(dot)in : It also allows you to file your returns for free if you adopt the ‘self e-filing’ approach.

E-Lagaan : Besides helping in income tax services; it helps customers with the legal formalities involved in setting up businesses – be it in the form of a company, sole proprietorship, partnership or a trust.

We have listed above service providers or you can also take the help of tax preparers appointed by the govt who can help you get your return filed free of cost. File your return in time and be a responsible citizen. Not to forget to leave any other service providing free tax advice can be left in comment form.