How to File ITR Using the Offline Utility (JSON Upload) 1. Download the Offline Utility Go to the Downloads section of the Income Tax Portal and install the Common Offline Utility. 2.

The Income Tax Department has released the offline forms (JSON utility) for ITR-1 and ITR-4 applicable for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25). These offline forms can be used for filing ITR from April 1 ...

Open the utility and click Continue to proceed. Select your Residential status (choose Resident/Non-Resident accordingly) ...

Visit the official income tax website. Go to Downloads → Choose the relevant Assessment Year → Download Common Offline ...

Taxpayers filing ITR-2 and ITR-3 using Excel utilities can encounter errors leading to incorrect tax calculations and potential rejection of returns. Experts recommend downloading pre-filled JSON ...

"This Offline Utility is enabled only for ITR-1 and ITR-4. Other ITRs will be added in the utility in subsequent releases," the department said, while releasing the step-by-step guide for its filing.

In place of the Excel and Java version of ITR utilities, the CBDT has introduced JSON utility and released a step-by-step guide for using the new utility.