Ministry of Finance has summoned Sh Salil Parekh,MD&CEO @Infosys on 23/08/2021 to explain to hon”ble FM as to why even after 2.5 months since launch of new e-filing portal, glitches in the portal have not been resolved. In fact,since 21/08/2021 the portal itself is not available as per the Income Tax department tweeted.
The new income tax e-filing portal “www.incometax.gov.in” had a bumpy start from the day of its launch on June 7, as it continued to face tech glitches.
Between January 2019 to June 2021, the government has paid Rs 164.5 crore to Infosys for developing the portal.
The author, CA Jayprakash Pandey is a practicing Chartered Accountant (Founder of Jayprakash P & Company) having Office at Mumbai, with more than 5 years of professional cum practical experience, Direct Tax, International Taxation, Indirect Tax & FEMA related advisory, litigation & compliance matters.