Income Tax Return Filing Last Date: Though social media users are posting complaints regarding filing and other issues they are facing while filing their income tax returns, interestingly, there is no demand for extending the due date this year like the previous year. It may be noted here that so far this year, a record number of ITRs have been filed. , Personal Finance News, Times Now
Scores of panicked taxpayers have requested the Income Tax Department to extend the December 31, 2021 due date for filing ITR. Will the tax department provide relief?
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New Delhi: Though the last date of filing Income Tax returns for FY 2019-20 is over for individual filers, there has been a constant rumours in the media that the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) may extend the ITR deadline further.
Clearing the air on the media buzz, CBDT has said that there will be no extension for the above group of ITR filers for AY 2020-21. Replying to an RTI query, CBDT told the Gujarat High Court that there was no such plan. It also apprised the Gujarat HC that the due date for Audit Report filing has already been extended till 15th February 2021.