The deadline for filing the Income Tax Return (ITR) is approaching, and taxpayers are rushing to complete the process. There have been complaints about errors on the e-filing portal, but the Income Tax Department claims that the portal is working fine and asks taxpayers to report specific issues. So far, over 5.73 crore ITRs have been filed, with the majority being smoothly processed. Taxpayers who do not file their returns by July 31 will face consequences, including penalties of up to Rs 5000. The fine for late filing is Rs 1000 for taxpayers with income less than Rs 5 lakh.
One such taxpayer claimed on Twitter that the e-filing portal has not been working properly for the last 5 days. He also requested the Income Tax Department to extend the ITR due date for 30 days due to issues faced by taxpayers on the e-filing portal. Responding to the taxpayer’s request, the Income Tax Department said the e-filing portal was working fine.
“The e-filing portal is working fine. May we request you to write to us at orm@cpc.incometax.gov.in detailing the specific issue you’ve encountered (along with PAN, your mobile no. & a screenshot of the error). Our team will get in touch with you,” the Income Tax Department told the taxpayer.
Income Tax Department Addresses Complaints on E-Filing Portal: A Look at ITR Statistics
Here are some statistics of the Income Tax Returns filed. 5.83 crore #ITRs have been filed till 1 pm today (30th July) crossing the number of ITRs filed till 31st July, last year. We have witnessed more than 46 lakh successful logins till 1 pm today and more than 1.78 crore successful logins on the e-filing portal yesterday. 10.39 lakh ITRs have been filed upto 1 pm today & 3.04 lakh ITRs have been filed in the last 1 hour. For any assistance, please connect on orm@cpc.incometax.gov.in. We will be glad to assist!
Income Tax Department