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Income Tax Practitioner

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An Income Tax Practitioner (ITP) is an authorized representative under Section 288 of the Income Tax Act 1961, licensed by the Income Tax Department to appear before income-tax authorities and file ITRs on behalf of assessee clients. Unlike a CA, an ITP does not require ICAI membership — the credential is open to B.Com / M.Com graduates, retired Income Tax department officers, and persons who pass the Income Tax Practitioner examination prescribed by the CBDT. In practice, Indian ITPs serve salaried individuals, small traders, proprietors, and partnership firms with ITR-1/2/3/4 filings, advance-tax computations, 26AS reconciliation, 80C/80D advisory, capital gains (LTCG/STCG) calculations, and response to CPC intimations under Section 143(1) and rectification petitions under Section 154. Solo ITPs in tier-2 cities charge ₹500-5,000 per ITR and generate ₹2-15L annually from client volumes of 200-1,000 assessees; those who build their own practice and move into tax planning and notice management scale to ₹15-50L.