
Government may extend the date of filing income tax return, know how long
ITR Filing- After a long pause, more than 4 lakh ITR returns are being filed since last four days. Now in view of this situation, it is being told that the central government may extend the deadline for filing major returns.
- Taxpayers will get big relief
- Government may extend the date of filing income tax return
- ITR return filing going on fast
New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) may now extend the key deadline for filing Income Tax Return (ITR). Currently, the last date for filing ITR for the current financial year 2021 is September 30. Earlier it was to be filed by 31 July 2021 but then its deadline was extended to 30 September 2021. The new portal of the Income Tax Department is facing problems from the very beginning. After this, after the strictness of the government, Infosys has rectified the flaws on the new ITR portal, but still many taxpayers are facing difficulties in filing ITR returns.
- ITR return filing going on fast
After a long pause, more than 4 lakh ITR returns are being filed since last four days. Now in view of this situation, it is being told that the central government may extend the deadline for major return-filing so that taxpayers can get enough time to file ITR returns.
- ITR return filing date
According to the news of Business Standard, the government is preparing to extend the date for filing ITR returns. A government source has been quoted as saying that the delay due to technical glitches on the new portal is being factored in. In such a situation, the extension of dates can be notified in the coming days. This will give enough time to the taxpayers to file ITR returns.
- Infosys has prepared a new portal
It is worth noting that technology company Infosys had prepared a new portal in which there were constant problems. The new ITR website was launched on 7 June. Earlier the website address was incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in, which has now changed to incometax.gov.in. But from the very beginning, taxpayers were facing many difficulties on the new portal. For FY 2021(FY21) more than 8 million ITRs have been filed so far.
- Many facilities have been given on the new portal
Many new payment methods have been added to the Income Tax 2.0 portal. Taxpayers will be able to make payment on this website through Net Banking, UPEI, Credit Card, RTGS and NEFT, the money will be deducted directly from their account. Apart from this, the processing of income tax returns will be faster on the new site, so that taxpayers can get quick refund. However, it has had several technical issues since its launch.