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NEW DELHI: Taxpayers must pick the right form while filing their Income Tax return (ITR). If a wrong form is filed then the return will be termed as 'defective' by the Income Tax department and a revised return will have to be filed.Tax payers whose total income for the financial year 2018-19 does not exceed Rs 50 lakh are required to file form ITR-1 or 'Sahaj'. A simplified one page form, can be filed by individuals having income from either of the sources -- salary, one house property (excluding cases where loss is brought forward from previous years), other sources (excluding winning from lottery and income from race horses), and agricultural income up to Rs 5,000 (not for an individual who is either director in a company or has invested in unlisted equity shares).If the assessee is clubbing the income of his/her spouse or child, then the total income must fall within the above specifications.Permanent account number (PAN)Aadhaar cardForm 16 issued by the employerForm 26AS from TRACESITR-1 form is divided into the following parts:Part A comprises general information like PAN, name, date of birth, Aadhaar number and the likes.Part B contains your gross total incomePart C shows the deductions and taxable total incomePart D has the computation of tax payablePart E contains other information (details of all bank accounts held by you in India)Schedule IT provides detail of advance tax and self-assessment tax paymentsSchedule TDS provides detail of TDS/TCSLog in to the e-filing portal of the Income Tax department (www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in)If you are a first time user, register with your permanent account number (PAN) -- it will be your user ID -- and password.Click on the 'income tax return' page. Select assessment year, ITR form and submission code.One option is to download the form as an Excel utility from the e-filing website, fill in the required information, generate an XML file and then upload it.You can also select the 'Prepare and submit online' option and then click on pre-filled fields.Send the acknowledgement slip of the return to the I-T department's Centralised Processing Centre (CPC) office in Bangalore within 120 days of e-filing. You can also e-verify your return.Only individuals who are 80-years-old or above or individuals/HUFs whose income does not exceed Rs 5 lakh and who has not claimed any refund in the return of income can file the IT return in paper form. You need to file the ITR in physical paper form and get an acknowledgement slip from I-T department at the time of submission.If the return is furnished in paper form, the acknowledgement/ITR-V should be duly filed.