ITR filing charges of six different websites compared

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These include filing your ITR on your own via the income tax departments e-filing website, using the services of a chartered accountant or using an online third-party website like Clear (erstwhile ClearTax), Tax2Win, TaxBuddy, Quicko, etc...

Filing your ITR using the income tax departments portal is free of cost, whereas you will be charged for approaching a CA or using an online income tax filing website...

ParticularsClearTax2WinTaxspannermyITreturnSalaried employeesRs 299 to Rs 1098Rs 249 to Rs 649Rs 399Rs 250 to Rs 500Capital gainsRs 1848Rs 249 to Rs 649not applicableRs 500 to Rs 1000Virtual digital assets (VDA)Rs 1949 to Rs 2,999not applicablenot applicablenot applicableForeign incomeRs 2248not applicablenot applicableRs 1000..

ParticularsClearTaxBuddyTax2WinTaxspannermyITreturnQuickoIncome from salary, house property, and income from other sourcesRs 1,399 to Rs 1949Rs 799Rs 849 to Rs 1,149Rs 799Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,500Rs 1,499Capital gainsRs 3,499 to Rs 5,849Rs 2,399Rs 2,799Rs 3,499*Rs 3,500 to Rs 5000Rs 2,999Virtual Digital Assests (VDA)Rs 3,999Rs 5,999not applicablenot applicableRs 3500 to Rs 5000not applicableStock market trading incomeRs 4,549Rs 3,999not applicableRs 3,499*Rs 3,500 to Rs 5000Rs 3,999..

Here the third party ITR filing website automatically fetches Form 16 from all your employer(s), Form 26AS, and AIS data from the income tax departments servers and fills in your ITR..

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