ITR filing website will be inoperable from June 1 to June 7, know why

The old portal—www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in will become redundant and the new one—www.incometaxgov.in—will operate from June 7 and due to its transition, taxpayers won’t be able to file tax returns till then, the tax department further added. Even the income tax officers will not be able to use the existing portal due to the undergoing process.

After the extension of the deadline of filing Income Tax Returns till September 2021, there’s a new update that the income tax return filing website will be unavailable for taxpayers for at least six days, which is from tomorrow (June 1) to June 7 as they are planning to launch a new website on June 7.   “In preparation for this launch and for migration activities, the existing portal of the Department at www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in would not be available for a brief period of six days from June 1 to June 6," the Income Tax Department said in a statement. The old portal—www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in will become redundant and the new one—www.incometaxgov.in—will operate from June 7 and due to its transition, taxpayers won’t be able to file tax returns till then, the tax department further added.