​Extension of due date for filing of ITRs for the A.Y 2019-20 from 31st July, 2019 to 31st August, 2019 – Order u/s. 119 of the income-tax Act, 1961

​Extension of due date for filing of ITRs for the A.Y 2019-20 from 31st July, 2019 to 31st August, 2019 – Order u/s. 119 of the income-tax Act, 1961

F. No. 225/157/2019/ITA.II

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes

North-Block, ITA-II Division

New Delhi, the 23rd of July, 2019

The ‘due-date’ for filing income-tax returns for Assessment-Year 2019-20 is 31.07.2019 for certain categories of taxpayers. It has been reported that some of the taxpayers are facing difficulties in filing their income- tax returns due to various reasons including extension of due date for issue of Form 16 for the Assessment-Year 2019-20.

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Copy to: –

1. PS to F.M./OSD to FM/PS to MOS(F)
2. PS to Finance/Revenue Secretary
3. Chairman (CBDT), All Members, CBDT
4. All Pr.CCsIT/CCsIT/Pr.DsGIT/DsGIT |
5. All Joint Secretaries/CsIT, CBDT
6. Directors/Deputy Secretaries/Under Secretaries of Central Board of Direct Taxes
7. ADG(Systems)-4 with a request to place the order on official income-tax website
8. CIT (M&TP), Official Spokesperson of CBDT with a request to publicise widely
9. Addl. CIT, Data Base Cell for placing it on irsofficers website
10. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, IP Estate, New Delhi
11. All Chambers of Commerce

Source PDF: https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/news/order-for-extension-of-due-date-for%20filing-of-itrs-23-07-2019.pdf