There has been a 9% growth in online ITR filing for FY21 with 7.38 crore users compared to 6.77 crore users in FY20.
However, in the Assessment Year 2020-21, only 1,93,11,111 people filed ITR 1 online as compared to 1,97,78,729 people in Assessment Year 2019-20. This means that individuals having income below Rs 50 lakh declined in AY2020-21. Significant growth of 14% was witnessed in ITR4 forms.
In terms of states, Maharashtra recorded the highest number of people filing e-ITR with 1,14,79,068 returns, followed by Uttar Pradesh (71,47,969 returns) and (48,29,094 returns).
Percentage of returns filed using Utility provided by Department was up to 36%, while returns filed outside office hours are around 54%.