The government today extended the due date of filing income tax returns for 2020-21 for individuals by two months till 30 September.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has also extended the ITR filing deadline for companies by a month till November 30.
CBDT said an extension of time limits is being given for certain tax compliances “to provide relief to taxpayers in view of the severe pandemic”.
As per the income tax law, for individuals whose accounts are not required to be audited and who usually file their income tax return using ITR-1 or ITR-4 forms the deadline to file ITR is July 31. The deadline for taxpayers, like companies or firms, whose accounts are required to be audited is October 31.
CBDT also said that the deadline for issuing Form 16 by employers to employees has been extended by a month till 15 July.
“Income Tax Dept will also launch its new e-filing portal http://incometax.gov.in on 7 June, 2021. Existing ITD portal http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in would not be available to taxpayers/other stakeholders for a brief period of 6 days, from 1 June, 2021 to 6 June, 2021,” according to a statement from the Income Tax Department.
The due date for filing the tax audit report and transfer pricing certificate has been extended by a month till October 31 and November 30, respectively. For filing belated or revised return of income, the due date is now January 31, 2022.
Surjitt Sahani
