Has the ITR filing deadline been extended beyond July 31?

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income tax department has extended this deadline or not, then the answer is no. The income tax department has not extended the deadline to file ITR. Despite there being several reasons for extending the ITR filing deadline, the income tax department has not provided any relief to taxpayers who hadn't filed their ITR by July 31, 2023.

Here are some reasons why taxpayers were asking for an extension of the tax filing deadline. First, there have been widespread floods across the country. Many states — Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra — are facing flood situations.

Previously, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) extended the deadline in 2018 due to flood situation in Kerala. Also Read: Will the govt extend widespread due to floods situation? Second, even after two years of the new income tax portal being launched, it is marred with glitches. On the last day of filing ITR, many taxpayers complained on Twitter about the website being slow, glitches while validating the ITR form and more.

Those taxpayers wanted the government to extend the due date and waive late filing penalty. Also Read: Extend due date, waive late fees ask taxpayers on last date Third, essential TDS certificates, i.e., Form 16 (issued by employer) and Form 16A (issued by the banks, companies, mutual funds) are mandatorily required to be issued by June 15. Due to this, a salaried individual usually gets only 45 days to file his/her income tax return.

However, many times banks, employers and other deductors delay in issuing the TDS certificates. This further delays the process of filing ITR for individuals. It is important to note that the CBDT extended the due date of filing TDS returns of employees and financial institutions by 15