The term 'Income tax' is not a very popular term among the payers. Why so? It is because for most of them it sounds unfair to give tax on an income that they have earned after working so hard. However, we people always fail or I can say refuse to acknowledge the importance of paying income tax. This tax which we pay to the government, is ultimately spent on our welfare only. The revenue generated from the income tax is used for the development of infrastructure and for providing other basic amenities to those people who can't afford it. But for payers of income tax, the list of problems is quite long. According to them, they have to waste a lot of their precious time in order to file the income tax return. They have to hire the services of qualified chartered accountant, who can help them to file the income tax return. But these days, government is trying their level best to save the tax-payers from facing these troubles. These days we have professional income tax preparers (an initiative of the Indian Government) which come to our home and helps us in filing the return. People also complain that they have to stand in long queues for filing income tax return, which again is time consuming. But now as a tax payer, you need not worry as these days as you can file return via Online channel.. This type of Online service is extremely popular among the payers by the name of E-filing . The best part of it is that it is not a very lengthy process. Now as more and more people are recognising the importance of paying the income tax, they are making sure that they do it, in the minimum time possible. The government too is paying lot of attention to this part. Today advertisements relating to the last date of filing income tax return are broadcasted, well in advance on radio, television and other public interaction mediums. Even the due dates are extended, so that more and more people could file income tax return. The government is even offering benefits like waiving of the tax on certain investments (such as investment in Prime Minister's relief fund and others), so that more people could come forward and avail these benefits. So now the process of filing income tax is on its way to become hassle-free completely.