New Delhi, July 04: The finance ministry has launched a software `Sampark 2003-04' for preparation of returns on income which would enable tax-payers to fill in their returns in a prescribed format on the net and take a print-out. Officials in the ministry said the software, launched on June 30, can also be downloaded in PCs from the website of Income Tax Department (www.Incometaxindia.Gov.In).

The software enables all taxpayers other than those having income from business or profession, to prepare their return on income for assessment year 2003-04, through a simple question-answer session, an official spokesperson said.
The tax-payer will have the option of either preparing the return on the internet and taking a print-out for filing the return, or downloading the entire software in the PCs, the official said.

In case of difficulty, the taxpayer can contact the taxmen on the net by e-mailing their query at "dit@nda.Vsnl.Net.In".
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