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Glossary
Chitragupt's own words and the tax words it uses, each linked to the page that defines it in full.
| Word | Means here | Not to be confused with | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| AY | Assessment year: the year a return is filed for. The engine unlocks per AY. | a subscription period | freemium-per-ay |
| ITR | An income tax return form, ITR-1 to ITR-4 here. | filing, which the app never does | audience |
| regime | The old or new tax regime; the app says which saves more. | the ITR form | what-we-sell |
| PAN | A person's tax ID. A family holds up to 6. | a login | family-workspace |
| pillar | One of Inbox, Tax, Expense and Portfolio, in that order. | a nav item such as Hire a CA | four-pillars |
| Inbox | Where documents are uploaded; the only pillar that writes. | the other three, which review | inbox-pillar |
| Tax Review | The tax result for one AY, which a CA reads. | a filed return | filing-scope |
| family workspace | Up to 6 PANs sharing Expense and Portfolio; each person has their own login. | a pillar | family-workspace |
| identity | A person or account the parser found in a document. Only Self is made by the user. | a login | product-scope |
| tier | Free, Self, AI Self or Pro Family. | an AY unlock | tier-free |