About Income Tax


Income Tax

What do you means by Income Tax?

Income tax is a direct tax that a government levies on the income of its citizens. The Income Tax Act, 1961, mandates that the central government collect this tax. The government can change the income slabs and tax rates every year in its Union Budget. Income does not only mean money earned in the form of salary.

Income Tax Returns (ITR) form are the basis of calculating a person's income tax. It is a statement showing the status of a person, all their sources of revenue, deductions and, lastly, the tax payable or tax refund, if any.