Income Tax Filing: Income tax filing time is going on in the country and 12 days are left for its last date. July 31, 2023 is the last day to file income tax return for assessment year 2023-24. Due to this, the Income Tax Department is constantly urging the public that taxpayers should file income tax returns before the end of time to avoid the rush of the last days.
The Income Tax Department has given an important information that till yesterday i.e. 18 July 2023, more than 3 crore ITRs have been filed in the country. Compared to last year, the Income Tax Department has achieved this milestone 7 days before. The Income Tax Department has expressed happiness while giving information about this through a tweet.
What is in the tweet of Income Tax Department
In the tweet of the Income Tax Department, it is written that “We are grateful to our taxpayers and tax professionals, with the help of which we have reached 3 crore Income Tax Return (ITR) filing 7 days earlier this year. Compared to last year, this figure is 7 days”. has already been achieved.”
“This year, for the assessment year 2023-24, more than 3 crore ITRs have been filed till 18 July 2023, whereas last year the same number of ITRs were filed till 25 July.”
“Out of 3.06 crore ITRs filed till 18th July, 2023, 2.81 crore ITRs have been e-verified which means 91% ITRs have been e-verified so far. While 1.50 crore ITRs out of e-verified ITRs have been e-verified till date.” has already been processed.”
“So we expect this enthusiasm to continue and all those people who have not yet filed ITR are requested to file ITR as soon as possible to avoid last date rush.”
July 31 is the last date for filing income tax returns
In fact, the last date for filing income tax return this year is July 31 and the situation is not clear on how it is expected to increase. Therefore, the Income Tax Department is urging taxpayers through SMS or other means to file their ITR as soon as possible.
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