No proposal to extend last date for ITR filing: Govt

The Centre on Friday said that the last date for filing income tax return (ITR) will not be extended. Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj told reporters in Delhi that there is no proposal to extend the date for filing ITR. The last day to file ITR is today (December 31). 

So far 5.62 crore ITRs have been filed till Friday, according to Tarun Bajaj. Today, more than 20 lakh returns have been filed. 

“Out of the total three lakh ITRs have been filed in the last hour. This year 60 lakh more returns have been filed,” he said.

“No proposal to extend deadline to file income tax returns; the date of 31 December 2021 remains the official deadline,” the Revenue Secretary added. 

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