New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Taxpayers will be required to provide information on every share they have sold in the previous fiscal year in their 2020-21 tax returns-with experts likening the extent of details sought to the questions put to someone facing scrutiny.

Individuals other than businessmen or professionals who use ITR-2 form have to fill up finer details of share sales. This includes the international securities identification number (ISIN), share name, quantity, sale and purchase price as well as fair market value at the end of January 2018, in all cases.

Experts said the e-filing form does not offer the option of giving a summary or the aggregate capital gain figures, which would have eliminated the need for filling up the details o...