ઇન્કમટેક્સ રિટર્ન ભરવાની મુદત 31 ડિસેમ્બર 2020 કરવામાં આવી

કેન્દ્ર સરકારે આજરોજ તા.24મી ઓક્ટોબર 2020ના રોજ જાહેર કરેલી સૂચના અનુસાર ટેક્સ પેયર્સ હવે ઇન્કમટેક્સ રિટર્ન તા.31મી ડિસેમ્બર 2020 સુધી ફાઇલ કરી શકશે. કોવીડ-19 અને તેના કારણે ઉદભવેલી સમસ્યાઓને જોતા ત્રીજા વખત ઇન્કમટેક્સ વિભાગે રિટર્ન ફાઇલ કરવાની મુદત વધારી છે.

દેશના નાણા મંત્રાલયે આ મુજબ સૂચનાઓ જારી કરી છે

The government on Saturday extended the deadline to file income tax (I-T) returns by individual taxpayers till December 31 for the financial year 2019-20 (FY20) in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

“The due date for furnishing of ITRs for the other (individual) taxpayers [for whom the due date (i.e. before the extension by the said notification) as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 was July 31, 2020] has been extended to December 31, 2020 from November 30, 2020,” the ministry of finance said in a notification.
It also stated that the “due date for furnishing of ITRs for the taxpayers (including their partners) who are required to get their accounts audited [for whom the due date (i.e. before the extension by the said notification) as per the Act is October 31, 2020] has been extended to January 31, 2021.”

The ministry added that the “due date for furnishing of ITRs for the taxpayers who are required to furnish report in respect of international/specified domestic transactions [for whom the due date (i.e. before the extension by the said notification) as per the Act is November 30, 2020] has been extended to January 31, 2021.”

Consequently, the date for furnishing of various audit reports including tax audit report and report in respect of international or specified domestic transaction has also been extended to December 31, 2020, the notification further mentioned.