The Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT ) has extended the due date for filing the Tax Audit Reports and Income Tax Returns (ITR) for Jammu & Kashmir till March 31st, 2020.
In an Order issued by CBDT said that, under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and in partial modification of CBDT‘s order under section 119 of the Act dated 23.07.2019, 27.09.2019, 31.10.2019 and 24.12.2019 hereby further extends the ‘due-date’ for filing of Income-tax Returns/ Tax Audit Reports for the Assessment Year 2019-20 as specified in section 139(1) of the Act to 31st March, 2020 in respect of all categories of income-tax assessees in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of ladakh.
The CBDT also clarified that, ITRs/TARs filed by the income-tax assessees after 31.01.2020 till the date of issuance of this order shall be deemed to have been filed within the due date specified under section 139(1) of the Act read with CBDT’s order section 119 of the Act.
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