While a few taxpayers and tax professionals are still hoping for an extension of the July 31 deadline for Income Tax Return (ITR) filing, the Government is reportedly firm on not extending the due date.
On social media, several users have been appealing to the Government to extend the due date. Many have even complained that they have faced errors on the e-filing website when trying to file their returns. However, the Income Tax Department is reportedly of the view that the deadline should remain unchanged unless there are some major problems with the e-filing portal.
The plea to extend the due date made by tax professionals every year. Even for AY 2022-23, there was a huge campaign on social media demanding an extension of the due date. Some tax professionals even say that the ITR Due Date should permanently shifted to August 31 from July 31.
However, several reports have confirmed that the Government is not thinking about any extension of the due date, despite being sympathetic to issues faced by people due to floods in some parts of the country and violence in Manipur.
The number of total returns filed till July 26 shows that taxpayers should not wait for any extensions. Five days before the July 31 deadline still left. Therefore, taxpayers, who haven’t filed yet, should file their returns now.
Data on the Income Tax e-filing website shows that more than 4.75 crore ( ITR) Income Tax Return ‘s filed by taxpayers till July 26.