New Delhi, July 8 -- Resident and Ordinary Resident (ROR) taxpayers who own any foreign assets or earn income from overseas sources must file the correct return form and disclose these assets in Schedule FA.

For individuals not subject to tax audits, the due date for filing ITR-2 is 31 July. Even a single foreign asset makes taxpayers ineligible to use the simplified ITR-1 (Sahaj).

Those with business or professional income must file ITR-3 instead, since neither ITR-1 nor ITR-4 includes Schedule FA. Filing the wrong form, even if you own overseas assets, can result in the return being treated as defective and may attract penalties under the Black Money Act.

Several foreign assets must be disclosed, including, but not limited to, bank a...