Extension of return filing deadline for belated and revised income-tax returns due to COVID-19 relief. Exercising powers under Section 119(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the authority extends the due date for furnishing belated returns under Section 139(4) and revised returns under Section 139(5) for the assessment year 2019-20 from the previously notified September date to a later date in November 2020, on account of genuine difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and following earlier statutory and notification-based extensions.
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Extension of return filing deadline for belated and revised income-tax returns due to COVID-19 relief.
Exercising powers under Section 119(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the authority extends the due date for furnishing belated returns under Section 139(4) and revised returns under Section 139(5) for the assessment year 2019-20 from the previously notified September date to a later date in November 2020, on account of genuine difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and following earlier statutory and notification-based extensions.
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