New Delhi, Sept 9: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to further extend the due dates for filing of Income Tax Returns (ITR) till December 31, 2021. The move is based on difficulties reported by the taxpayers and other stakeholders in filing of Income Tax Returns (ITR) and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22 under the Income-tax Act, 1961.
The CBDT had earlier extended the last date for filing ITR for the Assessment Year 2021-22 to September 30, 2021, which was set at July 31, 2021.
The CBDT has also extended dates for various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22.
Extended dates
1. The due date of furnishing of Report of Audit under any provision of the Act for the Previous Year 2020-21, which is 30th September, 2021, as extended to 31st October, 2021 vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to 15th January, 2022;
2. The due date of furnishing Report from an Accountant by persons entering into international transaction or specified domestic transaction under section 92E of the Act for the Previous Year 2020-21, which is 31st October, 2021, as extended to 30th November, 2021 vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to 31st January, 2022;
3. The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is 31st October, 2021 under sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to 30th November, 2021 vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to 15th February, 2022;
4. The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is 30th November, 2021 under sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to 31st December, 2021 vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to 28th February, 2022;
6. The due date of furnishing of belated/revised Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which is 31st December, 2021 under sub-section (4)/sub-section (5) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to 31st January, 2022, vide Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021, is hereby further extended to 31st March, 2022.