Income tax return filing deadline extended by a month to August 31, 2018: CBDT Order u/s 119 of IT Act, 1961

Income tax return filing deadline extended by a month to August 31, 2018: CBDT Order u/s 119 of IT Act, 1961

F.No. 225/242/2018/ITA.II

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes (ITA.II division)

North-Block, New Delhi, the 26th July, 2018

Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961

For certain categories of taxpayers, the ‘due-date’ of filing income-tax return for assessment-year 2018-2019 is 31.07.2018. Upon consideration of the matter, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (’Act’), hereby, extends the ’due-date’ of filing income-tax return, as prescribed in section 139(1) of the Act, from 31st July, 2018 to 31st August, 2018.

(Rajarajeswari R.)

Under-Secretary to the Government of India

Copy to:-

1. PS to F.M./OSD to FM/PS to MOS(F)

2. PS to Finance Secretary

3. Chairman (CBDT), All Members, CBDT

4. All Pr.CCsIT/CCsIT/Pr.DsGIT/DsGIT

5. All Joint Secretaries/CsIT, CBDT

6. Directors/Deputy Secreta ries/Under Secretaries of Central Board of Direct Taxes

7. ADG(Systems)-4 with request to place the order on official website

8. Addl. CIT, Data Base Cell for placing it on irsofficers website

9. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, IP Estate, New Delhi-110003

10. All Chambers of Commerce

11. CIT (M&TP), Official Spokesperson of CBDT

12. ADG(PR,PP&OL) for placing on twitter handle of the department