New Delhi: In view of the constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to further ease compliances for taxpayers, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) extends the due date for filing of Income Tax Returns for FY 2018-19 (AY 2019-20) from July 31 to September 30, 2020, according to the Income Tax Department.
The Ministry of Finance issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday.
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In view of the constraints due to the Covid pandemic & to further ease compliances for taxpayers, CBDT extends the due dt for filing of Income Tax Returns for FY 2018-19(AY 2019-20) from 31st July, 2020 to 30th September, 2020,vide Notification in S.O. 2512(E) dt 29th July, 2020. pic.twitter.com/Wlzvf8S83x
— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 29, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">In view of the constraints due to the Covid pandemic & to further ease compliances for taxpayers, CBDT extends the due dt for filing of Income Tax Returns for FY 2018-19(AY 2019-20) from 31st July, 2020 to 30th September, 2020,vide Notification in S.O. 2512(E) dt 29th July, 2020. pic.twitter.com/Wlzvf8S83x
— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 29, 2020In view of the constraints due to the Covid pandemic & to further ease compliances for taxpayers, CBDT extends the due dt for filing of Income Tax Returns for FY 2018-19(AY 2019-20) from 31st July, 2020 to 30th September, 2020,vide Notification in S.O. 2512(E) dt 29th July, 2020. pic.twitter.com/Wlzvf8S83x
— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 29, 2020
The government on Wednesday extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for 2018-19 fiscal by two months till September 30.
This is the third extension given by the government for taxpayers to file both original and revised tax returns for 2018-19 fiscal.
In March, the due date was extended from March 31 to June 30. Later in June, it was again extended by a month till July 31.
"This notification shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette," stated Niraj Kumar, Deputy Secretary (Tax Policy and Legislation Division), in the notification. (ANI)
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