The finance ministry has launched a software 'Sampark 2003-04', which would enable tax-payers to fill their returns in a prescribed format on the net and take a print-out.

Officials in the ministry said the software, launched on June 30, can also be downloaded from the website of the Income-Tax department (www.incometaxindia.gov.in).

The software enables all taxpayers other than those having income from business or profession, to prepare their return on income for assessment year 2003-04, through a simple question-answer session, an official spokesperson said.

The tax-payer will have the option of either preparing the return on the Internet and taking a print-out for filing it, or downloading the entire software in the PCs, the official said.