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Income Tax Returns deadline extended to March 15
CBDT said the deadline has been extended as taxpayers face difficulties due to the coronavirus situation (Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons/stevepb).

Income Tax Returns deadline extended to March 15

By Sagar
Jan 11, 2022
06:23 pm

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The central government on Tuesday extended the due date for filing Income Tax Returns for Assessment Year 2021-22 to March 15, 2022. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) under the Ministry of Finance made the announcement. The deadline has been extended as taxpayers face difficulties due to the coronavirus situation and during the e-filing of various audit reports, according to the notification.

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Deadline for audit reports also extended

Besides Income Tax Returns, the due date for filing of various audit reports has also been extended by the tax department. The new deadline is February 15, 2022. "The due date of furnishing of Report of Audit under any provision of the Income Tax Act for the previous year 2020-21, which was 30th September, 2021...is further extended to 15th February, 2022," the circular read.

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Here is the official notification from CBDT

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Previous deadline was December 31

This is the third time the deadline for filing ITRs has been extended for the said Assessment Year. The previous deadline was December 31, 2021. Separately, the IT Department earlier said it had issued refunds of over Rs. 1.5 lakh crore this fiscal year. Of that amount, refunds of Rs. 51,194 crore were for income tax cases and the remaining for corporate tax cases.

Other developments

ICAI wrote to CBDT last week

Last week, the the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), a top body representing CAs across the country, had written to the CBDT. The ICAI had sought a reconsideration of the proposed penalties due to late submission. The late fee for filing of IT Returns after the stipulated due date is up to Rs. 5,000.