Income Tax Department in ‘no mood’ to extend dates; reminds people to file return before July 31
During the COVID-19 the Income Tax went lenient with the taxpayers due to the pandemic and the outbreak which caused a lot of fuss in the past two years.
Surprisingly this year, the Income Tax Department and the decision makers of the above stated are in no mood of extending the dates and further believe that people are being used to deferred filings and thus urge the taxpayers to file their returns by the deadline which is July 31.
“Dear taxpayers, Do remember to file your ITR if you haven’t filed yet. The due date to file ITR for AY 2022-23 is 31st July, 2022,” the Income Tax Department tweeted.
More than 3 crore ITRs for AY 2022-23 have been filed on e-Filing portal till 25th July, 2022.
The due date to file ITR for AY 2022-23 is 31st July, 2022.
We urge you to file your ITR at the earliest, if not filed as yet. #FileNow!
Pl visit: https://t.co/GYvO3n9wMf #ITD pic.twitter.com/Kd5GVaeGb2— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 25, 2022
Speaking to PTI, revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj said over 2.3 crore income returns were filed by 20 July for the 2021-22 fiscal and the numbers are picking up.
“People thought the routine now is that dates will be extended. So they were a little slow in filling the returns initially but now on a daily basis, we are getting between 15 lakhs to 18 lakh returns. This will slightly go up to 25 lakh to 30 lakh returns,” Bajaj told PTI.