The Income Tax Department has introduced various forms for different taxpayers. An assessee should choose the appropriate ITR form as per the source of income. One such Income Tax Return (ITR) is the ITR 5 Form. It is primarily designed for firms, Association of Persons (AOP), and Body of Individuals (BOI) who are not required to file their income tax returns as companies. In other words, it is meant for entities that do not have a corporate structure but still need to report their income and taxes to the Indian Income Tax Department.

Who is eligible to file the ITR 5 Form?

(i).Firm.

(ii).Limited Liability Partnership (LLP).

(iii).Body of Individuals (BOI).

(iv).Association of Persons (AOP).

(v). Estate of deceased individuals.

(vi).Cooperative society

(a).Local authority