Citing issues faced by taxpayers on the new Income Tax portal – http://incometax.gov.in, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the last date for e-filing for Income Tax payments deduction for NRIs and non-residents to June 30. “CBDT grants relaxation in electronic filing of forms 15CA and 15CB in view of difficulties reported by taxpayers in filing of forms online on the new e-filing portal http://incometax.gov.in. The forms can be submitted in manual format to the authorized dealers till 30th June, 2021,” CBDT said in a statement. “As per the Income Tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form 15CA/15CB electronically. “In view of the difficulties reported by taxpayers in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB on the portal www.incometax.gov.in.

Source: dna June 15, 2021 08:37 UTC