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The form is not really that confusing. ITR 1 is actually quite simple. You only find it confusing because you are not aware of the terms used in Income tax parlance. Here is an answer I wrote previously on a similar question. I cannot link to it because for some reason Quora thought it was spam and deleted it (for the same reason I won't be including any links in my answer, you can take the help of Google for that).First of all, to file income tax return, you will need to have a PAN. Let us assume that you already have a PANTo file your income tax return yourself, the best way is to file it online.To do this, you need to register yourself on Income Tax India e-filing website. For registering you will need your PAN, an email ID and a mobile number apart from your personal details.The most basic thing you need to understand is the concept of financial year and assessment year.In India, for Tax purposes, a year starts in April of one year and ends in March of the next year. This is called a financial year. In Income tax terms, it is called Previous Year. So if you are filing the return for your income earned during April 2014 to March 2015, it will be called FY 2014-15 or PY 2014-15.The year following the financial year, is called Assessment Year. This is so because your income is "assessed" by the Income Tax department in the year after you actually earned your income. So if you are filing the return for your income earned during April 2014 to March 2015, it will be called AY 2015-16 because your income will be assessed during the year 2015-16.Now to actually filing your return.To file your income tax return, you need to know the following 3 things first:Your total incomeThe deductions you can claimThe tax that has already been paid by you by way of TDS and advance taxesLet us talk about these one by one.Your Total IncomeAccording to the income tax laws, your income is divided into 5 heads:Income from salary - This is the income you earn if you are employed. In the most basic sense, whatever money you receive from your employer is your salary income, no matter what it is called. But there are some allowances which are deductible, like transport allowance etc. You will receive form 16 from your employer. You can determine how much of your salary is taxable from form 16.Income from House property - This head includes rental income from houses. Keep in mind, income on sale of house is not included here, only rental income. You get a standard deduction of 30% on your rental income.Income from Business or Profession - if you are carrying on your own business or you are a professional, your income will fall under this head. Any business expense can be claimed as deduction from your revenue.Capital Gains - Income of sale of capital asset is included here. Capital asset includes property, gold, equity shares, bonds, mutual funds etc. It does not include personal movable assets like furniture, car etc.Income from other sources - Any income not included in above heads is reported here. This specifically includes interest income on your bank or corporate deposits and dividend income from unlisted companies. Any commission or tuition income you may earn can also be included here. Keep in mind that interest from your Savings account in the bank is not taxable upto Rs. 10,000After listing all your incomes as above, you total them. This, in Income Tax terms, is called Gross Total Income or GTI.Since you are salaried employee and are filing your returns for the first time, chances are, you will only have salary income and interest income. So you do not need to worry about heads 2, 3 and 4. You can simply ignore them for now.Deductions you can claimTo encourage investments and financial planning, the government offers various deductions. These are listed in Chapter VI A of the Income Tax Act.This is what sec 80C, 80D etc. are. These sections list the deductible investments. You can find an excellent summary of Chapter VI A on Taxguru. Just Google for the term "income tax deductions for salaried taxguru"For simplicity, I will give you a list here which is most likely to be applicable for you (I still encourage you to go through Tax Guru).1. 80C - This section contains, among other thingsPF - Your contribution to Employee's provident fund which is generally deducted from your salary by the employerLife insurance premium - If you have life insurance and you pay any premium for it, you can get deduction for it under this sectionPPF - If you have a Public Provident Fund account, the amount you contribute to it can be deducted in this section2. 80D - Medical Insurance premium - If you have medical insurance for yourself or your parents, you can deduct the premium paid from your income under this section3. 80E - If you have education loan, the amount you pay towards interest can be claimed as deduction under this section. Keep in mind, you cannot deduct the whole installment, just the interest portion. Your bank statement will give you the breakup.4. 80G - If you have made a donation to any registered charitable trust or NGO, you can claim it as deduction here. Your donation certificate will specifically say if the donation is deductible for Income tax purpose.Once you know your deductions, list them out and total them. Deduct this from your GTI. This gives you, what is called in Income Tax terms, your Total Income.The Tax that has Already Been Paid by YouTo prevent non-payment of income tax by assessees, govt has put in place Tax Deduction at Source provisions. This means, the person responsible for paying your income is supposed to deduct tax from the income and deposit it with your government.If you are a salaried employee, your employer must be deducting taxes from your salary. If you have bank deposits and your interest for a year exceeds Rs. 10,000 (in one bank), then the bank will deduct tax on your interest income. If you earn commission or provide any service to businesses, TDS will be deducted from your income on these.The easiest way to know what TDS has been deducted on your account, is to see your form 26AS. There are 3 ways to see view form 26AS:TRACES website - Just search for Income Tax traces. You will have to register here separately. It's a bit complicated, so best avoid thisRegister on efiling website (link at the top). You can see form 26AS from thereIf you have internet banking account and your PAN is linked with your bank account, you can view form 26AS from there. This is the easiest way, if possibleIf any tax has been deducted, download your form 26AS in PDF format so that it is readily available for reference.Now you are all set to file your return. Login to the e-filing website. It will ask to confirm your email ID and phone number. Just follow the instructions.On the left hand side, under quick links, click on Quick e-File ITR link. Fill out the form with all the details. This option can only be used if you are an individual with only salary and interest income. Some fields will already be filled. Just verify that the details in those fields are correct. When you are done filling out the form, save it. Now go through it once again and verify that all the details are correct.When done, submit the form. Your return is filed. However, there's just one more step. You will receive an acknowledgement of the return in your email. This is called ITR V. Print out this acknowledgement, put your signature in the space provided and mail it to the given address.Here's a video by the income tax department to help you out with the return filing process:There are a lot of other videos too which you can refer. Just search for it.