ITR 2026: New Column to Declare Your Exempt Income
The Income Tax Return form for AY 2026-27 now has a new column for 'Other Income' under the Exempt Income Schedule. Even if your income is tax-free, not reporting it can trigger a notice from the IT department.
Selling your village land tax-free? The IT dept may still ask questions if it's not declared.
Your tax-free income can still trigger an IT notice if unreported
Key Takeaways
List all tax-exempt income you received in FY 2025-26 — gifts, inherited assets, rural land sale proceeds, insurance maturity amounts — before filing your ITR.
Use the new 'Other Income' column under the Exempt Income Schedule to voluntarily disclose receipts that don't fit existing categories, even if no tax is due.
Cross-check your Annual Information Statement (AIS) on the IT portal to see what transactions the department already has on record about you.
The Income Tax Return form for AY 2026-27 now has a new column for 'Other Income' under the Exempt Income Schedule. Even if your income is tax-free, not reporting it can trigger a notice from the IT department.
Here's what happened: ITR utility for AY 2026-27 now includes a dedicated 'Other Income' column under the Exempt Income Schedule for voluntary disclosure.. Tax-free receipts like gifts from relatives, proceeds from rural agricultural land sales, or inherited money can now be separately reported here.. Tax experts warn that large tax-exempt transactions already appear in departmental data — not disclosing them can lead to mismatch notices..
What you should do: List all tax-exempt income you received in FY 2025-26 — gifts, inherited assets, rural land sale proceeds, insurance maturity amounts — before filing your ITR.. Use the new 'Other Income' column under the Exempt Income Schedule to voluntarily disclose receipts that don't fit existing categories, even if no tax is due.. Cross-check your Annual Information Statement (AIS) on the IT portal to see what transactions the department already has on record about you..
Gifts above ₹50,000 from non-relatives are taxable — but gifts from parents, siblings, or spouse are fully exempt. Still, declare them in the new column to avoid a mismatch notice.
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- [1]“ITR utility updated: New 'other income' column added under exempt income schedule; here's what it means” Wealth-Economic Times · 6 Jul 2026
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