Over 4.52-cr. ITRs filed till Friday as deadline looms

Today is the last date for filing Income Tax returns

More than 4.52 crore returns have been filed till July 29, the Income Tax department said on Saturday, a day before the ITR filing deadline for the financial year 2021-22 ends.

The department issued a public message through its official Twitter handle asking taxpayers to file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) before the due date.

It said more than 43 lakh returns were filed on JUly 29 itself.

"Hope you have filed yours too! If not, pl #FileNow. Due date to file ITR for AY 2022-23 is 31st July, 2022," it said.

Officials said the finance ministry and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which frames policy for the tax department, were continuously monitoring the ITR filing exercise.

A "war room" of technical experts working on the portal and the social media team of the CBDT that was gathering individual and public responses to the filing were working together 24x7, a senior officer told PTI.

The officer said issues related to the e-filing portal were being addressed promptly and a response to each and every query raised by the taxpayers was being provided.