Income tax returns filed online must be verified within 30 days, or they will be considered invalid. With the AY25-26 deadline set for September 15, tax experts urge users to complete the e-verification step to ensure their returns are processed
There are about 12 lakh verified ITRs in which further information has been sought by the income tax department, for which requisite communication has been sent to the taxpayers through their registered e-filing accounts.
The portal launched on June 7 continued to face glitches, including longer logging in time, inability to generate OTP for Aadhaar validation, non-availability of ITRs for past years.
According to the new Finance Bill (amended), all those who undertake journey outside the country and incur expenditure above Rs 2 lakh must compulsorily file an income tax return
The deadline to file Income Tax Returns (ITRs) by individual taxpayers for 2019-20 fiscal (Assessment Year 2020-21) ends on December 31, 2020, while the same for taxpayers whose accounts require to be audited is January 31, 2021.