Better sense prevailed- Due Date extended till 31^st October for all

 

After a one month continuing persuasion by whole of taxation fraternity finally CBDT Extended Due Date of Filing return upto 31-10-2015 vide its press release dated 01-10-2015.

Vide its order dated 30.09.2015 CBDT has extended due date only for the state of Haryana, Punjab, Union Territory of Chandigarh and Gujarat only. But to the surprise, today the government extended due date for e-filing of all returns of income & audit reports till October 31, 2015. Better sense prevailed- Due Date extended till 31st October for all.

 

The government said, “The issue of extension of last date for e-filing returns of income and audit reports u/s 44AB due by September 30, 2015 has been the subject matter of litigation in various High Courts across the country. While some High Courts have ruled in favour of the extension of due date, some others have ruled otherwise.  In order to avoid discrimination between taxpayers residing in different jurisdictions and to be fair to all, and also in view of paucity of time to approach the Hon’ble Supreme Court by way of Special Leave Petition (SLP), the Government has decided that across the country, all the returns of income and audit reports may now be filed by 31st October, 2015.”

 

Therefore, the Government has decided to extend the due date for e-filing of all the returns of income and audit reports u/s 44AB till 31st October, 2015. Earlier the due date for e-filing of returns and audit reports was 30th September, 2015 which has now been extended till 31st October, 2015.

 

Necessary order u/s 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 has been issued by CBDT in this regard. Click here to download the Order.