New Delhi: The deadline to file your ITR or income tax report has finally ended on July 31. As the deadline approached, the number of petitions and the demand for its extension increased. Taxpayers used trendy hashtags like #Extend Due Date Tatkal, which have received over 5,000 submissions till date. Unfortunately, the government has not given any notification indicating the extension of ITR filing.
Notably, the date for filing ITR has not been extended for the first time in three years. Some got angry with this, while many reached on Twitter and made memes on it. Read More: Big Update on ITR Filing! ITR e-verification deadline reduced from 120 days to 30 days
Tax professionals returning home after completing the first phase of the tax season:#income tax return #ITRFling pic.twitter.com/YYj8mQgeaq— CA Akhil Pachauri (@akhilpachori) 31 July 2022
To all CAs and Tax consultants #ITRFling #income tax return pic.twitter.com/AYxZEK0e0m— katie (@_kaumuditiwari) 31 July 2022
Still waiting for OTP. It’s been almost 1 hour. #ITRFling pic.twitter.com/I5WNxoCE7M— subhash singh (@sisodiyaji0761) 31 July 2022
Status of Salaried Person in India..! pic.twitter.com/FeTXE6mEm1
— Prabhav Roli (Nationalist) (@PrabhavRoliwal) 31 July 2022
i am waiting for otp#ITRFling pic.twitter.com/W3v4BTjKSU— ayushihi (@ayushishahi77) 31 July 2022
Meanwhile, according to the Income Tax website, a total of 4,09,49,663 returns were filed till July 28. Out of this, 2,41,15,777 verifiable ITRs have been processed. However, as per the data of the income tax site, only 40% of the taxpayers have filed their ITR, despite the fact that a total of 10,45,31,679 persons are registered with the portal.Read more: PM Kisan eKYC expires: What next? What should PM Kisan beneficiaries do now?
Claiming that the portal was down, taxpayers complained about technical difficulties faced while filing their income tax forms. He also used trending hashtags and tagged the accounts of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Central Board of Direct Taxes and Income Tax Department to demand the extension.
Experts believe that the deadline for filing ITR will not be extended after July 31 as many taxpayers are able to file their reports.