Will ITR filing deadline for FY 2021-22 be extended? What tax experts say
Live MintThe ITR filing deadline for FY 2021-2022 is July 31. Amid the coronavirus pandemic and glitches in the newly launched income tax portal, the deadlines for ITR filing and other other income tax-related things were extended in a row for the last two years. On July 2, 2022, the income tax department on its official Twitter handle said that software provider Infosys is taking "proactive measures" to deal with the 'irregular traffic' on the portal. Data published by Income Tax Department shows that 99.20 lakhs ITR were filed in first week of July 2022 against approx 7.5 crores ITR to be filed till 31st July 2022. So we are optimistic that Income Tax Department will take cognizance of the difficulties faced by the taxpayers as well as professionals and return filing date will be extended by at least one month.