Income Tax Return (ITR) is a form that is required to be submitted to the Income Tax Department of India. It comprises information on the individual's earnings and the taxes that must be paid on the earnings during the financial year. The information contained in an ITR must pertain to a certain fiscal year, beginning on 1st April and ending on 31st March of the following year.
Income comes in a variety of sources including wages, profits and gains from business and profession and inheritance. Earnings from residential property, capital gains income, dividends, interest on deposits, royalties, and winning the lottery, are various types of incomes.