In case of Presumptive Income software suggesting ITR-3 instead of ITR 4

Presumptive Income - Software suggesting ITR-3 instead of ITR 4

 Important Notes in case of Presumptive Income  (44AD / 44AE / 44ADA) who cannot file ITR-4
  1. Income from more than one house property; or
  2. Income from winning of lottery or income from Race horses;or
  3. Income taxable under section 115BBDA; or
  4. Income of the nature referred to in section 115BBE; or
  5. Income under the head “Capital Gains”, e.g. Short-term capital gains or long-term capital gains from sale of house, plot, shares etc.; or
  6. Agricultural income in excess of 5,000; or
  7. Income from Speculative Business and other special incomes; or
  8. Income from an agency business or income in the nature of commission or brokerage; or
  9. Person claiming relief under section 90, 90A or 91; or
  10. Any resident having any asset (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India or signing authority in any account located outside India; or
  11. Any resident having income from any source outside India.

  If any of the condition specified above is fulfilled than you can't generate ITR-4.

  Now, If the Software is suggesting e-ITR-3 instead of e-ITR-4, Please follow the below solution:



Solution :

Step 1: 

Go to Forms  →  Computation → and click on e-ITR-4 →  software will guide you why you cannot file e-ITR-4.
Depending upon the Validation, if any data is entered mistakenly in software for above conditions than you can delete the same.

for example: If you enter capital gain income and try to generate ITR-4 then software will show the below massage.


Please correct the same to generate e-ITR - 4.

If all the conditions as mentioned above are fulfilled and yet the e-ITR-4 is not getting highlighted for XML file generation, then follow step 2.


Step 2:

Go to Transaction → Additional Information ( Bank & Credit Card detail)  → remove check mark on “ Whether Audit is Required?” and Save the details.



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