New Delhi: Relief for taxpayers, date of filing of income tax has increased to 30 September In the midst of the Corona epidemic, taxpayers in the country have received major relief. The Central Board of Directors (CBDT) has extended the due date for filing income tax returns for the financial year 2018-19 from 31 July to 30 September 2020. This decision has been taken in order to provide more comfort to the taxpayers and the constraints created due to the Corona crisis. The income tax department has tweeted this from its official Twitter handle.
The Income Tax Department has stated in its tweet that, due to the COVID epidemic and for ease of taxpayers, the Central Board of Directors has extended the filing of income tax returns for the financial year 2018-19 (AY 2019-20) from 31 July to 30 September. is.
It is to be noted that earlier, the last date for filing of income tax returns for the financial year 2018-19 was 31 July. But due to Corona, the lockdown has started in the country since last March 25. During this time people are facing a lot of financial crisis. Therefore, in view of the financial problems of the people, the Central Board of Directors has decided to extend the date of filing of income tax returns.
