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Maharshi Shah

E-ITR

Income Tax e-Filing

ITR Filing

Last updated on June 22nd, 2022

What is JSON Utility?

Financial Year 2021-22 started with the Central Board of Direct Taxes introducing JSON Utilities for ITR filing. The Income Tax Department has decided to discontinue the current Excel and Java versions of the ITR Utilities from AY 2021-22. Currently, the JSON Offline Utility is enabled only for ITR 1 and ITR 4, the other ITRs will be added in the utility in the next releases. Follow this step-by-step procedure to download JSON from the Income Tax e-Filing Portal.

What Data is available in the Prefilled JSON?

The imported prefilled data can be edited to change basic information such as address, name, bank details, etc. However, you cannot change the PAN details. In such a case, you will have to edit the information of your PAN on the e-filing portal and then will have to again download the prefilled JSON file. Here is a list of the details present in the prefilled JSON file:

  • Prefill Taxpayer Information: includes assessee name, contact details, residential status, date of birth, taxpayer category, PAN and Aadhaar details.
  • Prefill Bank Account: includes yourpre-validated bank account
  • Prefill Income Details: includes incomes like salary, house property and other sources
  • Prefill Tax Credits: includes TDS/TCS, self assessment tax, advance tax
  • Prefill Bought Forward Losses:Includes house property, capital gains and business & profession losses reported when filing ITR within the due date in the previous year.

Step by Step Guide to Download JSON Offline Utility

  1. Visit the Income Tax e-Filing Portal

    Go to the Income Tax e-Filing Portal, i.e, the IT Portal 2.0 How to Download JSON Utility from ITD? - Learn by Quicko (2)

  2. Downloads

    Now, click on the Downloads option from the dashboard

  3. Download the Common Utility

    Click on the option to download the common utility for ITR 1 to ITR 4.How to Download JSON Utility from ITD? - Learn by Quicko (3)

  4. Open the ITR Utility Folder

    After the Zip Folder is downloaded, open the Utility from that folder and if you receive a message asking to ‘Run Anyway’ the programme, click on ‘Run Anyway’How to Download JSON Utility from ITD? - Learn by Quicko (4)

  5. Utility will start installing

    After you select ‘Run Anyway’ your ITR Utility will start installingHow to Download JSON Utility from ITD? - Learn by Quicko (5)

  6. Now, click on Continue

    After you install the utility you land on the Homepage. Now Click on continue. How to Download JSON Utility from ITD? - Learn by Quicko (6)

  7. File your ITR

    From here you will be able to file your Income Tax Return for AY 2021-22How to Download JSON Utility from ITD? - Learn by Quicko (7)

Download Prefilled JSON

  • Login to the www.incometax.gov.in and click on e-File > Income Tax Returns > Download Pre-Filled Data
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  • Next, enter the details such as assessment year and click on continue.
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  • Select the mode of filing as offline. You will be asked to select the ITR type and Filing type. Choose the appropriate options and click on proceed.
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  • Finally, click on the option to download the prefilled data.
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You can attach this file in the income tax JSON utility you had downloaded to file your ITR.

How to File ITR Using JSON?

After preparing your ITR, you need to upload the prepared ITR JSON file using below mentioned steps:

  • Visit the Income Tax Portal and login using valid credentials.
  • Click on the e-File > Income Tax Returns > File Income Tax Return from the dashboard
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  • In order to file the return using the JSON file, the taxpayer needs to select the mode of filing as offline.
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  • Attach the JSON file
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  • In case there are no errors, the next screen would show you the message “Successful Validation“. Next, click on the “Proceed to Validation” option.
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  • Confirm the submission of the income tax return.
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  • Finally, you would receive the success message displaying the successful submission of the ITR. You will also receive an email along with the acknowledgment number and the ITR-V on the registered email ID.
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Submitting the ITR to the ITD is not the last step of the process. You still have to e-Verify your return within 120 days of the submission of your return.

FAQs

Is the facility to upload ITR at the e-filing portal enabled?

No, currenlty the facility to upload ITR at the e-filing portal is not enabled. Taxpayers can fill and save the file either within the utility or export the output json file to your system.

Can I make changes in my profile?

JSON Utility is enabled to import and pre-fill the data from the e-filing portal. You will be able to fill in the balance data and also edit the profile data other than PAN details in the utility, however, it is suggested to edit the same in your Profile at the e-filing website and regenerate prefill data.

What data does prefilled JSON contain?

Prefilled JSON contains data such as name, father’s name, bank account details, Aadhaar, address and contact details.

  1. Hi @Dia_malhotra

    ITD have launched the portal yesterday night. Due to heavy traffic some of the features are not working properly. It will be resumed soon.

    Stay tuned with us. Will update you with every feature new portal has!

    In the meantime, you can check out all the features in the below post

  2. Hi, @Nireka Thank you for your response. Is there any place where it announces whether it has been completed or not? I’m wondering about the last date of the filing.

  3. @Niral_Koradia, we are expecting it around mid-August. The last date of filing ITR when Tax Audit is not Applicable for AY 2021-22 is 30th September 2021.

    You can follow us on Twitter to get updates about new releases and ITR filing
    https://twitter.com/HowToQuicko

  4. HI @Nireka Hope you are doing well ! Do you happen to know the status for enabling E-Filling ? Is it still pending from ITD side or from quicko’s technical side ?

  5. Hey @Niral_Koradia, the ITD has published the schemas for Income Tax Return and you will be able to prepare the ITR on Quicko. However, we are still awaiting APIs that are required to enable ITR filing from ITD. ITR filing will be soon enabled on Quicko.
    Stay tuned for all the exciting product feature updates next week!

  6. Hi @Abin_Babu, Yes ITR filing is now live on Quicko.

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FAQs

How do I download JSON file utility? ›

Pre-filled JSON can be downloaded after logging into the e-filing portal through: 'My Account -> 'Download Pre-Filled for AY 2022-23' and is imported to the utility for pre-filling the personal and the other opened information. Next Attach the pre-filled file of JSON via the system and Tap on “proceed”.

How do I open JSON file utility? ›

Windows tools to open JSON file
  1. Notepad.
  2. Notepad++
  3. Microsoft Notepad.
  4. Microsoft WordPad.
  5. Mozilla Firefox.
  6. File Viewer Plus.
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How do I download JSON from income tax offline utility? ›

Step by Step Guide to Download JSON Offline Utility
  1. Visit the Income Tax e-Filing Portal. Go to the Income Tax e-Filing Portal, i.e, the IT Portal 2.0.
  2. Downloads. ...
  3. Download the Common Utility. ...
  4. Open the ITR Utility Folder. ...
  5. Utility will start installing. ...
  6. Now, click on Continue. ...
  7. File your ITR.

Where can I download JSON? ›

Using the Chrome browser, go to the url with the json, then right click, then 'Inspect'. That brings up the Chrome devtools ui. From there go to 'Sources' and you will see the json file in the list. Then right click and you will be able to click 'Save as'.

How do I download offline utility? ›

Step 1: Select the relevant assessment year under the 'Download' section and click on the 'utility' link under the 'Common Offline Utility (ITR 1 to ITR 4)' section. After logging into your e-filing account, you can also download the utility. Proceed to e-File > Income Tax Returns > File Income Tax Return > Finish.

How do I install a local JSON file? ›

Answer: Use the jQuery $. getJSON() Method

You can simply use the $. getJSON() method to load local JSON file from the server using a GET HTTP request. If the JSON file contains a syntax error, the request will usually fail silently.

How do I save JSON to my desktop? ›

JSON is JavaScript Object Notation. Data is stored and sent via a text-based computer language script (executable) file.
...
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  5. Close the file.

How do I access JSON? ›

To access the JSON object in JavaScript, parse it with JSON. parse() , and access it via “.” or “[]”.

How do I view JSON in Chrome? ›

(i.e., the results for JSON formatter).
...
Here is a way with Chrome 97 and no plugins.
  1. Visit a API or JSON resource in the URL.
  2. Open developer tools. ( F12)
  3. Click the Source tab.
  4. Open a source or hit CTRL-P.
  5. Select the JSON.
  6. In the top, select Pretty Print.
  7. You get nice JSON human-readable formatting!
Mar 5, 2013

How can I download ITR utility in Excel? ›

Go to e-File > Income Tax Returns > File Income Tax Return > Select the relevant Assessment Year and Mode of Filing (Offline). Step 2: Extract the downloaded zip folder and install the utility. Now click on the 'Continue' button.

How can I download ITR in XML or PDF? ›

How can I download my ITR file in an XML format? Print
  1. Login to Income Tax Portal account.
  2. Navigate to e-File > Income Tax Returns > View Filed Returns.
  3. Click on the Acknowledgment Number to download your ITR-V.
  4. Select XML to begin the download.
  5. After downloading, enter the password to open the document.
Aug 16, 2022

How do I download a processed return? ›

ITR-V Acknowledgement Download

Step 1: Log in to the Income Tax E-Filing website and click on “View Returns / Forms” link. Step 2: Select the option “Income Tax Return” and “Assessment Year”. Click “Submit”. Step 3: Click on acknowledgement number of the income tax return for which you want to download ITR-V.

How to download JSON file for Gstr 1? ›

To download the JSON file from the GST Portal, navigate to Returns > New Return (Trial). Select Financial Year, Return Filing Period, Form/Return (as GST ANX-1) and Preparation Mode (as Upload/Download JSON). Choose Download tab and select the date range and click on “Generate JSON File to Download”.

How to convert JSON file to PDF? ›

How to convert JSON to PDF
  1. Upload your JSON files to convert.
  2. Set table style if needed.
  3. Press the "CONVERT" button.
  4. Download the converted PDF files instantly or send a download link to email.

How can use JSON file in income tax portal? ›

Click Attach File and attach your JSON file. After attaching the JSON file, the site will validate the file and click Proceed to verification after validation. After this process, your return will be Filed and you can now do E-Verification to verify your return.

How do I download XML utility? ›

A. How to download and import prefilled XML to Excel ITR utility?
  1. Step 1: Go to Income Tax e-Filing Portal www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
  2. Step 2: Login to the e-Filing portal by entering the User ID (PAN), Password and Captcha.
  3. Step 3: After Login, Go to 'My Account' menu and Click on 'Download Pre-filled XML'.
Aug 1, 2019

How to generate JSON file for ITR? ›

How To Upload JSON And File Return On Income Tax Portal
  1. Step 1 : First of all, Visit https://eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/login. ...
  2. Step 2 : After logging in, following screen will be shown and Click on E-file option and proceed accordingly.
  3. Step 3 : Select Assessment year 2021-22 from list.
Feb 21, 2023

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How do I download an app from the Internet? ›

From the internet:
  1. In your web browser, select the link to the program.
  2. Select Save or Save as to download the program. ...
  3. If you select Save, the program file is saved in your Downloads folder.
  4. Or, if you select Save as, you can choose where to save it, like your desktop.

How do I install package JSON? ›

Creating a package. json file is typically the first step in a Node project, and you need one to install dependencies in npm. If you're starting a project from scratch, you create a package.
...
Create package. json
  1. Enter the root folder of your project.
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  3. Fill out the prompts to create your package. json.

How do I get localStorage JSON? ›

Summary
  1. Store data: localStorage.setItem(key, value)
  2. Read data: localStorage.getItem(key)
  3. To store JSON data, convert the value with JSON.stringify(value)
  4. To convert JSON data JSON.parse(value)
  5. In React, use useEffect to deal with side effects. ...
  6. In Angular, just use plain JavaScript inside ngOnInit, or where you prefer!

How to fetch JSON data from local file? ›

One standard method we can use to read a JSON file (either a local file or one uploaded to a server) is with the Fetch API. It uses the same syntax for both. The only difference would be the URL. To fix this, we will make sure our JSON file is on a local or remote server.

How to install JSON in Windows 10? ›

Json on Windows and Linux based systems.
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Org. Json - Environment Setup
  1. Step 1: Verify your Java Installation. First of all, you need to have Java Software Development Kit (SDK) installed on your system. ...
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How do I save a JSON file from my browser? ›

exportData = 'data:text/json;charset=utf-8,'; exportData += escape(JSON. stringify(jsonObject)); encodedUri = encodeURI(exportData); newWindow = window.
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This approach has the following advantages over other proposed ones:
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How do I export to JSON? ›

To export data to JSON:
  1. In Object Explorer, right-click a database, point to Data Pump, and then click Export Data.
  2. On the Export format page, select the JSON export format or load export options from a template file if you saved it previously.

How do I save a JSON file? ›

JSON is JavaScript Object Notation. Data is stored and sent via a text-based computer language script (executable) file.
...
Steps to save the json file
  1. Import json package. ...
  2. Write json data in hash format. ...
  3. Create json file and use "w" (write) mode to save data and files. ...
  4. Use json. ...
  5. Close the file.

Can we export a JSON file? ›

exportFile(String) method to export files with the *. js extension. Each of the *. js import or export files contains one JSON object on each line of the file in plain text format.

How do I get a package JSON file? ›

The easiest way to create a package. json file is to run npm init to generate one for you. It will ask you to fill out some fields, and then create a package.
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json file you'll need to do the following:
  1. Enter the root folder of your project.
  2. Run npm init.
  3. Fill out the prompts to create your package. json.

How do I setup a JSON file? ›

Manually creating the JSON configuration file
  1. Create a file name app. json .
  2. Use the configuration information that is provided in the apps. services. ...
  3. Use the template in the Defining the deployment section to specify all the files and resources that you want to deploy from your Cloud Storage bucket.

What is JSON format download? ›

A JSON file is a file that stores simple data structures and objects in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format, which is a standard data interchange format. It is primarily used for transmitting data between a web application and a server.

Where is JSON stored? ›

You can store JSON documents in SQL Server or SQL Database and query JSON data as in a NoSQL database.

How do I convert a JSON file to readable? ›

How do I convert a JSON file to readable?
  1. Open JSON to String tool and Copy and Paste JSON Code in Input Text Editor.
  2. If you do have a JSON data file, you can upload the file using the Upload file button. ...
  3. Click on JSON to String button once data is available in Input Text Editor, via Paste, File, or URL.

How do I copy JSON? ›

By using both, we first make a JSON string from the object we want to copy ( JSON. stringify(objectToCopy) ). Then, we take that JSON string and make a new object from it (with JSON. parse() ).

Do I need to import JSON? ›

To work with JSON (string, or file containing JSON object), you can use Python's json module. You need to import the module before you can use it.

How do I access json? ›

To access the JSON object in JavaScript, parse it with JSON. parse() , and access it via “.” or “[]”.

What is the file package json? ›

The package. json file is the heart of any Node project. It records important metadata about a project which is required before publishing to NPM, and also defines functional attributes of a project that npm uses to install dependencies, run scripts, and identify the entry point to our package.

How to install all packages in package json? ›

In WebStorm, packages can be installed in the editor, from a package. json file, in the built-in Terminal Alt+F12 , or on the Node. js page.
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Install all dependencies listed in a package. json file
  1. npm install.
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How do I get JSON data in Chrome? ›

Do you want to query JSON document, extract data, select sub sections or testing a query quickly? This articles explains to do it using Chrome Developer tools.
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Steps:
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  2. Ctrl + Alt + click on arrow to auto expand object. ...
  3. Search in JSON object. ...
  4. Copy property path. ...
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Sep 4, 2017

How do I get JSON format in Chrome? ›

(i.e., the results for JSON formatter).
...
Here is a way with Chrome 97 and no plugins.
  1. Visit a API or JSON resource in the URL.
  2. Open developer tools. ( F12)
  3. Click the Source tab.
  4. Open a source or hit CTRL-P.
  5. Select the JSON.
  6. In the top, select Pretty Print.
  7. You get nice JSON human-readable formatting!
Mar 5, 2013

How to open JSON file online? ›

How to view JSON files online?
  1. Click inside the file drop area to upload a JSON file or drag & drop a JSON file.
  2. Once upload completes, you'll be redirected to the viewer application.
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