« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs   5 small savings options that save tax under Section 80C  ITR filing 2025: How often can Indian taxpayers switch between new and old income tax regimes?  Tax planning for 2025: How to maximise your savings before March 31 deadline  New income tax bill reaches Parliament: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables I-T Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha  5 major changes in the last 6 months every taxpayer should know! «  Electonic Return Form is mandatory... Direct tax mop-up rises 41%... » New e-filing scheme for companies soon October, 11th 2006 The central board of direct taxes (CBDT) will soon notify a new scheme for the electronic filing of income tax returns by corporate assessees. E-filing of returns is mandatory for companies this fiscal. About 4 lakh corporate taxpayers in the country will be brought under the new scheme. Senior officials said that the new filing scheme would be user-friendly. The last date for filing of returns by corporate assessees, barring those registsred in Gujarat, is October 31. Since many small companies might prefer to go without digital signatures which costs Rs 25,000the CBDT is set to nominate intermediaries for accepting the returns that are filed electronically.