The date of filing income tax return will not be extended, the last date for filing returns will remain 31 July, in such a situation, the date of filing income tax return for the financial year 2021-22 and assessment year 2022-23 will remain 31 July. Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj has given this information about this. Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said that the government is not considering extending the deadline for filing income tax returns beyond July 31. Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj has made it clear that the deadline for filing income tax returns will not be extended. . In such a situation, if you are thinking that the government can increase the deadline for filing returns, then do not make such a mistake. You go immediately and fill your income tax return or else you may have to pay a penalty for being late. In a tweet by the Income Tax Department on July 20, 2022, it was told that more than 2 crore taxpayers have filed returns so far. Along with this, the Income Tax Department has requested the taxpayers that, if you have not filed the return yet, then file the return soon.
For your information, let us tell you that the date of paying income tax for the last two assessment years 2020-21 and 2021-22 was fixed as July 31, but due to the corona virus epidemic and lockdown, the deadline was extended till December 31, 2021.