Income Tax Return filing date extended to 05.08.2017
The last date for filing income-tax returns this year has been extended to August 5. The original deadline for filing income tax returns for FY 2016-17 (AY 2017-18) was July 31, 2017 for assessee not covered under audit.
The extension is a welcome relief for a large number of tax payers struggling to meet the deadline in the face of various problems.
This year there have been multiple changes which impact income tax return filing. These include: Requirement of linking PAN with Aadhaar, compulsory quoting of Aadhaar in tax returns, receiving TDS certificates late (as compared to earlier years) from employers and other deductors and chartered accountants being busy with GST. Further, the income tax department’s efiling website has been running erratic and also seen shut downs (of several hours) for maintenance over the last fortnight.
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