55,823 ITR files in just one hour. When are you filing your income tax return?

The last date to fill the ITR is 31 December. According to the Income Tax Department, 1,46,812 ITRs have been filed till 12 noon today. Of this, 55,823 returns were filed in just one hour. Explain that the government has extended the deadline for filing income tax returns several times this year.

Here's a look at the daily statistics of Income Tax Returns filed today.
1,46,812 #ITRs have been filed upto 1200 hrs today & 55,823 #ITRs filed in the last 1hr.
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If the return is filed after December 31, the taxpayer will have to pay a late fee of Rs 10,000. Taxpayers whose income is not more than 5 lakhs, they have to pay only 1000 rupees as late fee.