The govt on Wednesday extended the last date for filing of income tax returns by five days to 5th Aug, this year till 30th July about 92 lakh returns have been electronically filed.
The due date, which was on Wednesday, has been extended in wake of unprecedented surge in number of I-T returns being filed electronically.
“As a measure of taxpayers convenience, it has been decided to extend the due date of filing of returns from July 31, 2013 to August 5, 2013,” the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.As per the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), there has been an unprecedented surge in number of returns being e-filed.
This year till 30th July, about 92 lakh returns have been electronically filed, which is 46.8 percent higher than the returns e-filed during the corresponding period last fiscal.