IT returns filing: date extended

The Income Tax Department said it had extended the deadline for filing IT returns from 30 September to 15 October for companies that required them to be audited.

“The due date for filing income tax returns and audit reports for assessments 2018-19 is September 30 2018 for certain categories of taxpayers,” the Direct Tax Center said in a statement.

After considering representation from various stakeholders, CBDT extended the ‘due date’ for the submission of income tax returns and the audit report [which must be submitted on the specified date] from 30 September 2018 to 15 October, 2018 in terms of the taxpayer category, “he said.

The September 30 deadline is classified as a company that submits a refund for the 2018-19 assessment (2017-18 financial year) and which requires their return to be audited before filing.

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