While it is necessary to understand who needs to file the ITR-4 form, there is also a category of persons who do not need to file this form. Who these people are for the annual year 2021-22 is listed below:
The ITR-4 returns do not have to be filed by a person who:
- Has a signing authority in any account located outside of India
- Has unlisted equity shares in the 2020-21 year
- Income from any source that is outside of India
- Is a director of a company
- Has any financial asset located out of India
Also, according to Section B, a person cannot use these returns if they have income from any of the following categories acquired in the previous year:
- Income, profits, or gains from businesses or professions that are not required to be computed under 44AD, 44ADA, 44AE of Income Tax Act, such as incomes from brokerage, commission, agency, or speculative business
- Capital gains
- Income from more than one house property
- Income from winning in lottery
- Income from owning or maintaining racehorses
- Income taxable under special cases such as Sections 115BBDA or Section 115BBE
- Income which is to be apportioned under Section 5A
- Income from agriculture above ₹5,000
Further Section C specifies that a person cannot use this form if they have any claims of loss/deduction/relief/tax credit under the following categories:
- Any loss that is brought or carried forward under any income head
- Loss under income from other sources
- Any relief claimed from Sections 90, 90A, or 91
- Any deduction claim under Section 57
- Any deduction claim of tax deducted at source in the hands of any other person
Persons who fall under these categories do not have to file tax returns under the ITR-4 category.