Income Tax: The Government of India has announced a revamped Income Tax Department website to make tax filing and services more comfortable, faster and convenient for taxpayers.
The user-friendly website works seamlessly on tablets, mobile phones, laptops and computers. Primarily, the website would now feature section-wise structured content with cross-linked references and interactive tools such as live streaming, surveys and Form Wizard. The website would now also feature “Karsati”, a multilingual virtual assistant that provides real-time support in English and Hindi. The website has been designed for easy accessibility for everyone, including individuals with different needs.
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For assessment year 2026-27, the applicable forms from April 1 would be made available under “Forms as per IT Act 1961” on the e-filing portal. However, form number 105 that was previously form number 10AB would be made available shortly.
To access forms, taxpayers could visit e-file on the Income Tax e-filing portal and choose income tax forms and then click on file income tax forms. Thereafter, they need to select forms under Income Tax Act 2025 and choose the applicable form.
Series Of User-Friendly Measures
Ravi Agrawal, the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes, last month talked about Kar Saathi. The AI-powered chatbot would be offering round-the-clock assistance via the department’s website to taxpayers. Agrawal had also announced that the number of rules has been reduced to 333 from 510 while the count of forms has been drastically cut to 190 from 399, a reduction of approximately 52 percent.
For common man, the simplification exercise and user-friendly website could eliminate endless hours of tax filing procedures and complexities. Moreover, it could eliminate the stringent compliance requirements for more than 6 crore transactions. The Income Tax department has also prepared guidance notes for 186 forms and more than 2200 FAQs.
Agrawal also remarked that the series of initiatives introduced by the income tax department embodies the principles of Nagrik Devo Bhava, pointing at the citizen-first approach. He also commented that these measures would make tax administration in the country more responsive, transparent, accountable and sensitive to the needs and challenges of taxpayers in the country.
