The Central Government today declared that the due date for tax audit and return filing under the provisions of Income Tax Act is extended to October 31st. earlier, the due date was September 31st.
The due date has been extended due to extension given by the Government for filing various returns and forms under the newly implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) Acts.
In this backdrop, the stakeholders requested for extension of time so as to allow sufficient time to tax professionals , and thus, facilitate their ease of compliance with statutory responsibilities under various fiscal laws, the order issued today said.
Read the full text of the Order below.
