SeFA

Python module to generate Indian ITR schedule FA under section A3 automatically

How to run

Download BenefitHistory.xlsx from ETRADE

1. Click on Stock Plan top menu bar
2. Click on Holdings top submenu bar
3. Click on Benefit History link either on Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) or Restricted Stock (RS)
4. Click on Download button which will open the popup.
5. Click on Download Expanded which will prompt you to download the BenefitHistory.xlsx file

Run the script

The script runs on Python3 make sure it is installed on the system

Below example, the command runs the script with the downloaded BenefitHistory.xlsx

./run.py -i "<absolute_folder_of_benifit_history_file>/BenefitHistory.xlsx" -ay 2023

You may also have to install the missing Python3 dependencies using command pip3 install <dependency_name>

Detailed options are listed below

usage: run.py [-h] [-o OUTPUT_FOLDER] -i INPUT_EXCEL_FILE [-m {etrade_benefit_history}] [-cal {calendar,financial}] -ay ASSESSMENT_YEAR [-v]

This is a Python module to generate Indian ITR schedule FA under section A3 automatically

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -o OUTPUT_FOLDER, --output OUTPUT_FOLDER
                        Specify the absolute path of the output folder for JSON data, default = <current_folder_path_of_the_script>
  -i INPUT_EXCEL_FILE, --input INPUT_EXCEL_FILE
                        Specify the absolute path for input benefit history(BenefitHistory.xlsx) Excel file
  -m {etrade_benefit_history}, --source-mode {etrade_benefit_history}
                        Specify the source mode. Currently, only benefit history from etrade is supported, default = etrade_benefit_history
  -cal {calendar,financial}, --calendar-mode {calendar,financial}
                        Specify the calendar duration for consideration, default = calendar
  -ay ASSESSMENT_YEAR, --assessment-year ASSESSMENT_YEAR
                        Current year of assessment year. For AY 2019-2020, input will be 2019. Input will be of type integer
  -v, --verbose         Enable the debug logs

Output

Inside the output folder(if nothing else is specified), the ticker folder will be created under which fa_entries.csv will be generated. For example, if your BenefitHistory.xlsx contains entries related to adbe then the folder will be output/adbe/fa_entries.csv

Limitations

• Only parsing data from BenefitHistory.xlsx is supported.
• If you have sold any shares, the script will not adjust those. You have to subtract the BenefitHistory.xlsx manually
• This script is only tested under Mac, with a single adbe ticker with calendar --calendar-mode mode
• Currently historic_data is only present for filing the ITR for AY2023-2024

Author

Atul Gupta

Disclaimer

In case of any issues, please create a bug report. Also, do not entirely depend on the script for ITR filing. Do your own due diligence before filing your ITR.