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Easy way to file your tax returns - go online and do it yourself now

Make the following items ready before you proceed further

1. FORM 16 from your employer.

2. Microsoft Excel 2003 or later (there is a PDF version also but i prefer Excel way)

STEP 1:

Select appropriate type of Return Form and Download Return Preparation Software for selected Return Form. (if you fall into Individual with Income from Salary/Pension click here to download ITR-1 )

STEP 2:

After downloading respective forms

1. extract the zip file

2. open the file in MS Excel

3. enable or allow macros to run

4. start filling the details.

Example in ITR-1 there are 4 sheets 1st sheet is just info 2nd, 3rd, 4th sheet contains some required information . (keep your FORM 16 and map it with required fields example: FORM 16 item 6 -> ‘Income Chargeable under head Salaries’ maps to ITR-1 section ‘INCOME & DEDUCTIONS item1′).

5. Validate form on each sheet.

STEP 3:

After completing all the forms review once and if everything is correct click on GENERATE XML save the XML file.

STEP 4:

Register https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/portal/register.do?screen=registerPage1

(while registering if you are not aware of digital signatures avoid it there is no harm)

STEP 5:

Login and click on relevant form on left panel and select “Submit Return”.

STEP 6:

Browse to select XML file and click on “Upload” button. On successful upload acknowledgment details would be displayed. Click on “Print” to generate printout of acknowledgment/ITR-V Form. (the same will also be mailed to your mentioned email address).

STEP 7:

In case the return is digitally signed, on generation of “Acknowledgment” the Return Filing process gets completed. You may take a printout of the Acknowledgment for your record.

In case the return is not digitally signed, on successful uploading of e-Return, the ITR-V Form would be generated which needs to be printed by the tax payers. This is an acknowledgement cum verification form. The tax payer has to fill-up the verification part and verify the same. A duly verified ITR-V form should be mailed to “Income Tax Department – CPC, Post Bag No - 1, Electronic City Post Office, Bangalore - 560100, Karnataka, ” BY ORDINARY POST OR SPEEDPOST ONLY within 120 days after the date of transmitting the data electronically.
ITR-V sent by Registered Post or Courier will not be accepted.
No Form ITR-V shall be received in any other office of the Income-tax Department or in any other manner. In case, Form ITR-V, is furnished after the above mentioned period, it will be deemed that the return in respect of which the Form ITR-V has been filed was never furnished and it shall be incumbent on the assessee to electronically re-transmit the data and follow it up by submitting the new Form ITR-V within 120 days. This completes the Return filing process for non-digitally signed Returns.

So what are you waiting for go file your tax returns now.

For those who have the time to commit to a blog, there can be definite career advantages. Sharing what I learn along the way helps those in my field, helps cement my knowledge, and builds my reputation. Starting a professional blog shows employers that you’re engaged in your field, eager to learn, and committed to keeping up with industry trends. You blog to get noticed, to be found, to create demand, to be considered an expert and adding this as a goal is ensuring as “Today’s job market is so competitive that you have to do as much as possible to stand out”. Your blog can convey more to a hiring manager than a resume. Choosing a unique topic is the biggest challenge you’ll face. Since you’re inviting employers to your blog, the topic should cover your specific industry or skills in a way that stands out from the crowd.

Watch what your Blog says:

Blogging basically comprises of writing, updating and dialogue.
The biggest strength of blogs is in establishing dialogue with readers. For that dialogue to be successful, you need a blogger whose style, personality, and knowledge meet the needs of the audience. You don’t need to finely craft every word; in fact, levity and a casual, friendly style can serve you well. At the same time don’t let your quality slip in your quest to post regularly. You may drive readers away.

Women have been involved in computers since computers were first envisioned. They are present in all facets of computing and information technology. Despite this, their presence is comparatively small in these fields and gradually let to the omission or downplay of women’s roles in computer science history. Women are crucial agents of social change. Technology and social change are closely interlinked. Every society goes through a social change with the introduction of a new technology. For women to participate fully in this change, they should not be intimidated by technology.

Global concerns about current and future roles of women in computing occupations gained more importance with the emerging information age. Many organization have come up to enhance women’s awareness, interest and participation in technology, this is done to create a general awareness amongst both men and women on the particular need for women to participate equally in technology; encourage women to take initiative in learning, using and making technology.

In India, the case is just the opposite to that in the western countries. There is a great demand for computer science. Since the IT industry has been responsible for large-scale employment, there is a higher rate of women taking up education and careers in engineering, especially computer engineering. Parents also significantly affect choices as they overwhelmingly promote a career in computer engineering. Even though, competition is extremely tough, the number of women in IT industry has increased drastically. Computer engineering is a relatively clean field in the sense that it does not involve careers in factories. Most careers are in programming, which can be easily done from home too. Talking about working from home, I would take it as my pride privilege to talk about the company am presently working, Injoos. As, the company is entirely based on “Cloud computing”, the new way to work is introduced. It’s not always required for us to be in office, login through various sectors to do our job; we have flexibility in place. All we got to do is log into the cloud and continue doing our job from anywhere, be it home or office, job is done. The women co-workers in the company find it just easy to work in such a flexible environment. As in a country like India with too much of family bonds, women find it difficult in travelling long distances to reach their work place. It would be a great concern if huge enterprises encourage such working conditions which would in turn pull in a large number of women with high potentials.

Technology is a great determinant of a society’s materialistic development and in turn influences the standard of life hugely. The wheels of evolving technology are never going to stay still; so it is up to women to catch up with it.

Some Interesting links:

ACM Committee on Women in Computing

SIG Proceedings on Women in Computing

Association of Women in Computing

Apple has no women at the top

They say - “A good tester has the heart of a developer…in a jar on the desk“. As a tester I say “Amen” to that. I had no clue about what a tester does when I first joined Injoos Web Solutions as an intern in Quality Assurance. When I found out what was to be done I found it easy and thought this is not going to be very hard. Why are people around me making it sound like a big deal? Only slowly did I realize that to be a good tester one needs to have the passion for it.

As I slowly understood the nuances of testing, it became more and more exciting. During a Knowledge Transfer session, one of my Senior Colleague walked up to me and said “A tester is always looking for trouble”. During the period of the next few months I realized what had made her say that. I understood why developers fear the testing phase of the SDLC and how much I, as a tester, enjoyed it. Striking a balance between the developers and the testers is a hard job, especially during the releases and working in a Start-up makes this more exciting, and difficult.

If you are new to testing couple of points I believe you should know. Firstly, testing is exciting, and more exciting than you think it is. You will understand your product – end to end. That is the basic knowledge every tester must, and will, have. Secondly, be passionate about your job. Thirdly, be self motivated. You will utterly enjoy finding bugs in your product. Finding bugs in your product is a good for your product because you are making sure your product is bug free before reaching the end customer. So do not be afraid to find as many bugs as possible and to report them (even if you are known as the whiner of your company). Last, but not the least, be innovative. You need to think of all possible scenarios that haven’t even been thought of by the people defining the scope of work for your product.

So if you are a person who is capable, or interested in, out-thinking code churned out by developers. Testing is for you. It is sheer fun. The look on the developers face when you find those bugs in their code is a pure moment of Bliss.

Team Injoos started the new decade by going back to the roots literally both outside (Dress) and Inside (Food). See the picture of the team wearing traditional Indian dress and enjoying an equally traditional pot luck lunch on Republic Day.

Best Dressed Injooser (Male): Sriku

Best Dressed Injooser (Female): Padma

Best Food Item: Banana Fritters (Courtesy Basil)

Injoos is a pioneering Social Collaboration startup from Bangalore, The Silicon Alley of India. Though Bangalore has produced many world class IT outsourcing companies we are still waiting for the technology product company that the world will remember and love. We thought that it would interesting to open up our blogs to all the Injoos team members so that they can share their journey, views and tribulations with you as they live the challenging world of building a product startup from India.

We will look for your advise and encouragement.