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Corporate Tax Return Filing (ITR-6)

Annual Income Tax Return Filing for Private Limited and Public Limited Companies

Validity: Annual filing; valid for one assessment year

Getting your paperwork right the first time is the biggest factor in how fast corporate tax return filing (itr-6) completes. Below is the complete document checklist — what's mandatory, what's situational, and how each item is used — so you can assemble everything before you begin.

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Documents Required

Items marked Required are mandatory; others are situational.

Corporate and Registration Documents

  • Certificate of incorporation and PAN of the companyRequired
  • Board resolution authorising filing and DSC holderRequired
  • DSC of authorised director registered on income tax portalRequired

Financial and Audit Documents

  • Audited Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss AccountRequired
  • Tax audit report (Form 3CA and Form 3CD) uploaded by auditorRequired
  • Depreciation schedule as per Income Tax rulesRequired
  • Form 3CEB transfer pricing report if applicable

Tax Payment Records

  • Advance tax payment challans (ITNS 280) for all four instalmentsRequired
  • Self-assessment tax payment challan if tax is due
  • Form 26AS and Annual Information Statement from income tax portalRequired
  • TDS certificates from deductors (Form 16A)

Additional Schedules

  • Details of shareholding (Schedule SH) — names and percentagesRequired
  • Details of related-party transactions for Schedule 40A(2)(b)
  • Previous year ITR-6 acknowledgement for loss carry-forward verification
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Tips to avoid delays

  • Keep digital copies (PDF or clear photos) of every document ready before you start.
  • Make sure names and addresses match exactly across all documents — mismatches are the single most common cause of rejection.
  • Use current, unexpired government-issued IDs, and have both originals and self-attested copies on hand.
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Corporate Tax Return Filing (ITR-6)

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