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ClearTax
by ClearTax
What ClearTax is
ClearTax is an online income-tax filing service from ClearTax, a product of Defmacro Software Private Limited. It supports salary, self-employment, investment, rental and other income, with self e-filing available free; the stated facts do not specify limits for the free option. The service can import Form 16, AIS and 26AS data, and capital gains information from more than 80 brokers. It also calculates capital gains, F&O and trading income automatically. Users can upload CSV, PDF, XLS or XLSX documents one file at a time to an encrypted vault. ClearTax lists ISO 27001 and SSL certification, and offers support by chat, phone and email around the clock. It says a senior tax expert is assigned within an hour. Listed paid plans include Salary at ₹599.00 per month plus taxes, House Property at ₹899.00 per month plus taxes, and Capital Gains at ₹2100.00 per month plus taxes. ClearTax reports over 8 million users and ₹5346 crore+ in lifetime ITR refunds delivered, and claims 100% accuracy. The pricing page says filing is supported from April 1, 2015 onward.
Who it suits
ClearTax suits people filing returns that include salary, self-employment, investments or rental income. It may also fit filers who want tax data imports, broker data imports or expert assistance.
What it does well
- Free self e-filing is available.
- Imports Form 16, AIS and 26AS data.
- Capital gains can be imported from over 80 brokers.
- Support is offered around the clock through three channels.
- Available through web and mobile access.
What to know first
- File uploads are limited to one at a time.
- Filing support starts from April 1, 2015.
- Paid plans have listed monthly prices plus taxes.
Limits
The free self e-filing option has no specific limits stated. The pricing page says the service supports filing only from April 1, 2015 onward.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Self e-Filing | DIY income-tax return filing | On request |
| Salary | Plus taxes · Single Form 16 · Interest or rental income · One house property | ₹599 a month |
| House Property | Plus taxes · Multiple Form 16s · More than one house property | ₹899 a month |
| Capital Gains | Plus taxes · Sale of property · Stocks and mutual funds | ₹2,100 a month |
| Foreign Income | Plus taxes · Foreign stock options or bank accounts · Foreign-income schedules | ₹3,100 a month |
| NRI | Plus taxes · India-source income for Indians abroad · Shares or property sold in India | ₹3,100 a month |
| Presumptive Tax | Plus taxes · Businesses under ₹2 crore annual turnover · Professionals and freelancers under ₹50 lakh gross receipts | ₹3,700 a month |
| Business Tier-1 | Plus taxes · Businesses with books of account · Professionals and freelancers with bank statements | ₹3,700 a month |
The first 8 of 15 plans, as cleartax.in lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Getting started
- Open https://cleartax.in/.
- Use the web service or access it on mobile.
- Choose free self e-filing or review the listed paid plans.
- Pull in Form 16, AIS or 26AS data, or upload a supported file one at a time.
Verdict
ClearTax combines self-filing with data imports, income calculations and paid options for different filing situations. Check the listed plan details and the historical filing limit to see whether they match your return.
Questions
Is ClearTax free?
Self e-filing is available for free. The facts do not state specific limits for free self e-filing.
What does ClearTax cost?
The Salary plan is ₹599.00 per month plus taxes, House Property is ₹899.00 per month plus taxes, and Capital Gains is ₹2100.00 per month plus taxes. Other listed plans range from ₹3100.00 to ₹6500.00 per month plus taxes; some plans have no price listed.
Which platforms does ClearTax support?
ClearTax is available on the web and offers mobile access.
Can ClearTax import tax and investment information?
It can pull in Form 16, AIS and 26AS for pre-filling, and import capital gains from over 80 brokers.
What file formats can I upload?
CSV, PDF, XLS and XLSX are supported, one file at a time.
Who makes ClearTax?
ClearTax is a product by Defmacro Software Private Limited. The maker is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Facts from ClearTax's own pages
- Accuracy claim
- The platform claims 100% accuracy · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Audit support
- Yes · cleartax.in, 20 Sept 2026
- Broker integrations
- Capital gains can be imported from over 80 brokers · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Security certification
- The site states ISO 27001 and SSL certification · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Company owner
- ClearTax is a product by Defmacro Software Private Limited · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Upload formats
- CSV, PDF, XLS and XLSX; one file at a time · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Document security
- Documents can be uploaded to a 128-bit SSL encrypted vault · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- ERI provider
- Clearsharp is an authorised e-return intermediary with identifier ERIP000708 · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Expert response
- A senior tax expert is assigned within one hour · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Historical filing limit
- The pricing page says it supports filing only from April 1, 2015 onward · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Free filing
- Self e-filing is available for free · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · cleartax.in, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plan limit
- The page does not state specific limits for free self e-filing · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Investment income
- Yes · cleartax.in, 20 Sept 2026
- Mobile access
- web_and_mobile · cleartax.in, 20 Sept 2026
- Tax automation
- The service auto-computes capital gains, F&O and trading income · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Refunds delivered
- ₹5346 crore+ lifetime ITR refunds delivered · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Rental income
- Yes · cleartax.in, 20 Sept 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yes · cleartax.in, 20 Sept 2026
- Support channels
- Support is offered through chat, phone and email around the clock · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Filing platform
- ClearTax provides a fully online tax filing service · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Tax data import
- Form 16, AIS and 26AS can be pulled and pre-filled · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
- Teams and admin
- No team or administrator features are stated · cleartax.in, 28 Sept 2026
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