No extension of ITR filing deadline, says government

Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said December 31, 2021, remains the official deadline for filing income tax returns.

New Delhi: The Central government, on Friday, December 31, said there is no proposal to extend the deadline for filing income tax returns beyond its current deadline of December 31.

Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said December 31, 2021, remains the official deadline for filing income tax returns.

He said returns filed so far are more than those filed in the previous year. Bajaj also announced that so far 5.62 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have been filed by taxpayers for the assessment year 2020-21.