The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has passed an order stating that the Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) centres shall be open tomorrow during normal hours to facilitate the income tax return filing for the taxpayers.
The order passed by the Board on Saturday evening stated that “The prescribed due date as per the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Income-tax Act,1961 (‘Act’) for filing of returns of income for assessment year 2022-23 in respect of non-auditable cases is 31st July 2022. In view of closed holiday on 31st July 2022, being Sunday, it is hereby directed that ASK Centers throughout India shall remain open on 31″ July 2022 during normal office hours. Further, special arrangements may also be made by way of opening additional receipt counters, wherever required, on 31. July 2022, to facilitate filing of tax returns by the taxpayers.”
The income tax department, in the evening, declared that approx. 26,82,031 have been filed till 4 o’clock and 3,97,792 between 5 p.m to 6 p.m and 4,48,676 p.m from 6 to 7 p.m. Considering the rush, the department has launched a helpline in order to assist the taxpayers in filing the return.
“Some more statistics of Income Tax Returns filed today. 35,67,263 #ITRs have been filed upto 1800 hours today & 4,48,676 #ITRs filed in the last 1hour. For any assistance, please connect on orm@cpc.incometax.gov.in. We will be glad to assist! @FinMinIndia,” the department tweeted a few minutes ago.
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