Need to extend Income Tax Return due date of July 31 to December 31
This leaves very few days to file returns by July 31, 2019 and a fine is imposed if the return is filed after due date under Section 234E.
Therefore CBDT is requested to extend Income Tax Return Due Date to December 31, 2019 to redress genuine hardship to tax payers. more
Further, the income-tax return forms for AY 2019-20 were also amended by CBDT in line with the changes made in Form 24Q and Form 16. The move has been made to cross check the information.
“Every employer is required to issue Form 16 to his employee within 15 days of the due date of filing of TDS return. As the due date of filing of TDS return in respect of has been extended to June 30, 2019, the due date of issue of Form 16 has consequently been extended by 10 days to July 10, 2019,”. more