ITR Filing 2024: The Income Tax Department has said that complaints of technical glitches have been received in the e-filing portal. Chartered accountants from many parts of the country have complained of problems in the website. The department has said that efforts are being made to resolve the complaints. The portal will start working properly soon
The last date for filing income tax returns is near. If you file income tax returns (ITR) after July 31, you will have to pay a penalty. Apart from this, you will also have to pay interest on tax. Experts are advising taxpayers to file returns before July 31. Meanwhile, there have been complaints of some technical glitches on the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department. Due to this, some taxpayers are speculating that the government may extend the last date for filing returns. What is this whole matter?
Will the deadline for filing returns be extended?
The Income Tax Department extends the last date for filing Income Tax Returns when needed . When the Corona epidemic started, the Income Tax Department extended the deadline for return filing in view of the difficulties faced by the people. There are other examples of extension of deadlines as well. But this time there is no reason for the Income Tax Department to extend the deadline. The Income Tax Department has not yet given any indication about extending the last date.
More than 4 crore taxpayers have filed returns
The Income Tax Department had posted about this on social media platform X on July 22. It said that more than 4 crore taxpayers have filed their returns. It also said that this time more returns are expected to be filed than last year. Last year, till July 24, 4 crore people had filed income tax returns. Last year, a total of 6.77 income tax returns were filed. The Income Tax Department expects more returns to be filed this year.
What has CBDT said?
The Income Tax Department has also rejected the speculations that the last date for filing income tax returns will be extended. The department has said that there is no plan to extend the deadline. The CBDT Chairman has said that complaints of glitches in the e-filing portal have been received. Service providers have been informed about this. The volume is very high. Compliance is also good. He said that he has been assured that the portal will start working properly soon.
