Due date for Filing Income tax return extended to 04-Aug-2010

CBDT in a recent press release has announced extension of due date for filing income tax returns. Now income tax returns filed upto 04-Aug-2010 shall be considered as filed within the due date.

So go ahead and prepare your tax returns if you have still not done so.

A recent press release attributed some snag in the efiling system and inclement weather conditions at many location as the reason for extension of date. More details at Income Tax Website.

eLagaan offers the most convenient and user friendly way to prepare your income tax return right from your desktop. So you need not travel anywhere in this inclement weather and file your tax returns from the comfort of your home. eLagaan has been rated # 1 in India by variety of TV Channels and Newspapers for 2nd successive year.

Suvarana News TV - Hassle free way of preparing income tax returns

Suvarna News 24x7 TV (a Star TV Channel - Kannada) finds during a recent review of our income tax return tool, that eLagaan is simple and easy to use, takes only 10-15 minutes for end to end process and is hassle free (no need to stand in queues, fill up long forms etc.)

Now you need not waste time, money and efforts to prepare your tax returns. Act smart and choose the right way of preparing income tax returns.

eLagaan has been Rated # 1 in India by variety of TV Channels, Newspapers and other medias for 2 successive years.

Kasthuri TV - Income Tax Returns made Easy at eLagaan.com

Kasthuri TV (one of the most popular channels in Karnataka) reviews our tax return preparation process and finds how easy it is now to prepare your tax returns at eLagaan. "It takes only few minutes to prepare your returns and is very convenient and user friendly". "eLagaan offers systematic process so that chances of any errors are eliminated". These are few of comments and reviews given by our users while discussing with Kasthuri TV team.

Now you donot need any tax expert to file your tax returns. You can do it completely on your own and proceed with eFiling (recommended) or manual filing, all right from your desktop/ home.

If you are still waiting for a tax expert to come and file your tax return, try eLagaan and discover on your own as to why eLagaan has been Rated # 1 in India for 2 years in succession.

eLagaan ties up with Commonfloor

eLagaan announces special tie up with Commonfloor to help serve the residents and associations in a effective, professional and efficient manner.

Commonfloor users can now enjoy an exclusive discount of 10% on online tax return products from eLagaan. Please contact the Commonfloor support or eLagaan Support for more details on the offer and how to avail the same or visit this page for more details.

Housing Associations registered with Commonfloor can also enjoy special discounted prices on various services like registering your association, filing annual returns and complying with various statutory requirements etc.

About eLagaan:

eLagaan offers a variety of tax and compliances related services and has been ranked # 1 in India by various TV Channels, newspapers, blogs and other medias. eLagaan focuses on simplicity and making the whole process simple to use.

About Commonfloor:

CommonFloor is an online application that provides a feature rich and private portal for your residential community (Apartment Complex, Gated Layout, Villas or a Colony), to help you have better and effective information sharing among all members.

eLagaan accepts Itz Cash payments

eLagaan brings the power of cash cards to tax preparation and other services. After a long pending demand of our users, we have now enabled accepting Itz Cash cards for making payments for our entire range of services.

Itz Cash cards are No. 1 in India for cash card transactions with about 20,000 distributors and agents spread across India. You can also walk in to any Itz Cash outlet to get help on your various tax related queries.

How to file Income Tax Returns - A Guide

Here is a simple step by step guide on how to file you income tax returns in India. Use these simple steps to file your tax return (ITR, ITR1, ITR2, ITR3 etc) with no hassle with the Income tax department.

If you have further questions browse our Tax FAQ or ask away the question at our income tax forums. And remember preparing your income tax return is really easy and free with eLagaan.

Udaya TV talks about filing taxes in India - Interview with eLagaan team

Udaya TV (Top Kannada News Channel) talks about benefits of filing income tax returns with eLagaan.

In the small segment of video the eLagaan team talks about how for some tax payers July'31 may not be the last day to file income tax.



Udaya TV is a part of SUN TV Network.

OTV from Orissa talks about filing income tax returns with eLagaan

From the konark state Orissa OTV (Oriya) talks about various advantages of using eLagaan for preparing and filing your income tax returns in India.

They interview the happy customers of eLagaan who have already experienced the diffrence and are now recommending our services to other customers. Thanks Rohit for the good words and we look forward to continue to file your income tax returns for years to come and all for FREE !!

Here is the video:



And remember to have all your tax questions answered at the tax forum or just read our income tax faq.

News9 TV rates eLagaan as #1 to prepare your income tax return in India

News9 TV in its Namaskara Bengaluru calls eLagaan a "good news" because it allows you to file income tax return free of charge following simple and easy steps. Just by following these steps you are able to now prepare you ITR It highlights the point that you can do all that without the help of a Chartered Accountant.

News9 TV compares it with other website and credits eLagaan on being the first website which allows such a simple tax return preparation with so much ease (as compared to other solutions). They also talk about the various tax preparation packages whose details can be found at http://elagaan.com/taxninja .



And as always get solutions to all your tax problems at our income tax forums.

Need a Chartered Accountant to prepare your Income Tax Return?

So you think you need a Chartered Accountant to prepare you income tax returns ? We we think so too !!

But we don't think you should rely on just any CA.

Just like any other profession there are people of all caliber, and types. That is why eLagaan works with only the best of the Chartered Accountants to build its software, and guess we don't just work with one CA, we have a team of CA who build the tools that works for you.

Well not only that, our users have told us that:

1. When they approach a CA they charge them a arm and a leg to prepare their tax return.

2. You talk to a CA and they end up sending you an Office Boy in a tie and a shirt. Who of course does not know much about taxes, and can potential end up paying more taxes on your behalf then you should. Not to mention the troubles with filing an incorrect tax return.

With eLagaan we have mastered the process with the help of these same top notch CA, so that there is no room for human error on a case to case basis. And we offer the product for free, so you get to keep you arm & the leg :-)

To start preparing you retruns for FREE visit http://elagaan.com/taxninja and send your income tax queries thru our tax forums.

Kasthuri TV - Prepare you IT Return with ease from home

Kashthuri TV (Kannada) recently rated us #1 (Top) place for preparing income tax returns in India.

Below is the clip from the segment which talks about eLagaan. In the segment Kasthuri TV discusses how eLagaan has made it possible for indian tax payers to prepare their tax return from the comfort of home. They also talk about how most people take the challenging and expensive route of looking for Chartered Accountants, which of course is not required while you prepare your returns using eLagaan.

In an interview our clarified that tax preparation with us is not only completely quick & secure but also FREE.

Kasthuri TV also clarified that usually it is very complicated to prepare tax return due to various complecated tax return forms, however at eLagaan a easy question answer format makes it very easy to prepare income tax returns.



We encourage you to give our tax preparation service a try for FREE at http://elagaan.com/taxninja

To see what other TV Channels are talking about us visit eLagaan YouTube Channel

Suvarna TV Rates eLagaan #1 place to Income Tax Filing in India

Suvarna TV (A Star TV Channel - Kannada) rates eLagaan as the #1 place to Prepare & File your Income Tax Online for India.

Below is a video to see a preview of the segment run by the Suvarna TV. The segment talks about the various packages offered by eLagaan, the user friendliness and how it can save tax payers a lot of headache all the convenience of your home.

It also stresses the fact that eLagaan offers this service completely FREE to huge amount of tax payers in India.

And yes it is true, we do provide FREE tax filing for almost 80% of the userbase. Check out http://elagaan.com/taxninja for details.



And as always submit your tax queries here, and look at all the Income Tax FAQ here.

NRI's yes we accept $ paymenets & Paypal payements

You have asked and we have heard. Now it is possible to pay for your Income Tax Return service in USD (US Dollars - $). Using the following paypal link you should be able to make payment via paypal, master card, visa card and many other methods.

Cost - $14.95

The method requires manual verification at this point, so once you have made the payement pelase send us (use this form) the userid of elagaan.com and let us know that you have done the payment. We usually process all requests within 24 hrs.

And remember Tax Forums are you place to get answers for all your tax queries.

eFiling your income tax return just got easiar (let eLagaan file for you)

1000's of people have already chosen eLagaan to prepare their Income Tax Return. Now eLagaan can also efile your returns for you.

We have recently made arrangements so that eLagaan can efile on your behalf that using the Income Tax Departments ERI - e-return Intermediary facility. One of the Certified Chartered Accountants will work with you to do the eFile.

Once you have prepared your taxes, just send us an email at support@elagaan.com and we will handle efiling for you.


Note that the service has a fee associated with it.



And in case if you would like to e-file yourself, you can continue to do that. All you have to is prepare your income tax return and follow the instructions that we provide. And yes as always, tax preparation is FREE.

TV9 Channel rates eLagaan #1 place to prepare taxes

On a recent TV report by TV9, the channel rated eLagaan as the #1 place to preparing your income tax return. As apparent from the video below (In Kannada), they compare it with other tax preparation service around the web and find eLagaan to be very convenient, secure and effective.



So what are you waiting for start preparing your tax return today !! Time is running out, and yes it is FREE.

As always use our Tax Forums for your tax queries.

See Us at Startup Saturday Bangalore - July 11th

We will be presenting at the upcoming event for July at Startup Saturday at Bangalore (By headstart). So come see us at the event and learn what makes eLagaan the #1 tax preparation service in India. And while you are there learn a little about how we did it and mistakes to avoid.

We would be offering everyone in the room a special promotion (surprise!!), so do come talk to us and find out about the special.

Here is the event detail:

The time and venue for the event:

Saturday - 11th July , 2009

10:00 hrs - 13:00 hrs

North Pergola, IIM Bangalore

Agenda: (Theme - Taxation)

10:00 - 10:15 : Introduction

10:20 - 10:40 : Demo 1: eLagaan (That's US !!)

10:45 - 11:05 : Demo 2: TaxSpanner

11:10 - 11:50 : 6 Lightning Pitches:

11:55 - 12:30 : Talk: Corporate Taxation (with emphasis on entrepreneurial ventures) by S R Gopalan from Dawn Consulting.

12:30 onwards : Snacks and Networking

See you all there, and check back here for slides (we will be posting it here after the event).

Income tax department confirms - UTN not a requirement for AY2009-10

We were the the first to break the news and now the Income Tax department confirmed (here) that UTN (Unique transaction numbers ) are not required.

So stay in peace and file your taxes withought having to wait for UTN number.

Here is the press release by the department:

No.402/92/2006-MC (14 of 2009)

Government of India / Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes

***

New Delhi dated 30th June 2009

PRESS RELEASE

The Central Board of Direct Taxes have further decided that the Notification No.

31 of 2009 dated 25.3.2009 amending or substituting Rules 30, 31, 31A and 31AA of the
Income Tax Rules, 1962 shall be kept in abeyance for the time being.
Taxpayers filing their income tax returns for assessment year (AY) 2009-10, or
any other earlier AY, may continue to file their returns without mentioning the Unique
Transaction Number (UTN) as required under the said Notification. The filing of such
returns shall be treated as valid and in compliance to the requirements under section 139
of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Further, the date from which the Notification No. 31 / 2009 shall become
applicable on tax deducted at source (TDS) or tax collected at source (TCS) and
deposited during the current financial year shall be notified by the Central Board of
Direct Taxes subsequently.
All deductors / collectors of TDS / TCS may continue to deposit their TDS / TCS
and file their quarterly TDS / TCS returns as per procedure existing prior to issuance of
Notification No.31 / 2009 dated 25.3.2009.

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Whenever, Income tax department stops accepting tax returns without UTN, eLagaan will keep track and make necessary changes to our systems. So you don't have to worry or keep a track about changing tax laws (learn more)

Confused about changing tax laws? We are not

Are you worried about always changing Indian Income Tax laws ? Unable to keep up with the continuous tax law changed?

Well we are are not !! eLagaan works with a team of tax experts including Chartered Accountants (CA) , Tax Return Preparer (TRP) and Income Tax Officers who follow the changes and implement the changes back to the eLagaan's tax preparation system. So you can relax knowing the industries best tax experts are working for you around the clock.

So what do you have to do to keep up with the changing tax laws? Nothing, just use the simple to use tax return preparation tool and leave the rest to us, and yes preparing taxes for India is FREE & Guaranteed.

Well if you are still interested in the changes in the tax laws, we will keep you updated on it via our income tax blog & income tax news services.

And if you ever have any tax queries just fire away your questions at our income tax forums.

Promote eLagaan on Facebook - Do FREE tax preparation Guaranteed

We are launching a very limited time Guaranteed way to get your Tax Return preparation completely FREE (Royal - usually Rs 249).

How? Well it is simpler then you think and everyone is a winner !!
1. Login to facebook and become a fan of our facebook page here
2. Post a message on your facebook wall informing user of this offer and a link to the facebook fan page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/eLagaan-Prepare-and-File-Income-Tax-Returns-ITR-in-India/81643095186
3. Post another message on your wall "Prepare your Income Tax Return at http://elagaan.com "

That's it. Once you are done just head over here and claim your FREE Prize (Guaranteed) !!

As always refer to our tax forums for any tax related query.

Prepare Your Tax Return & Win Prizes

Preparing your income tax return has never been so much easy. With eLagaan you can prepare your income tax return quickly and efficiently. Now eLagaan makes it FUN too!!

We are excited to announce prizes that you can win just for preparing your taxes with us. And guess what, most of the returns are completely FREE.

The Prizes details coming soon

So go on, all you have to do is prepare your IT returns with us.