WHAT ABOUT THE INCOME TAX PAYER, WHO ARE LIABLE TO PAY INCOME TAX, FOR F Y 2016-17( A Y 2017-18 ),
CAN THEY FILE THEIR I T RETURN IN FUTURE OR SHOULD WAIT THE TAX PAYER TILL THE NOTICE RECEIVED FROM I T O. SOME PERSONS RECEIVED NOTICE TO FILE RETURN FOR A.Y.2017-18 FROM I T O AT END OF DEADLINE 31-3-2018.
PLEASE ANSWER ANY MEMBER.
Income tax return filing deadline bars late filings absent departmental notice; notice permits late filing with penalty. Taxpayers cannot file the income-tax return after the statutory filing deadline except where the tax department issues a formal notice to file; upon such a notice the taxpayer may file the return subject to penalty. (AI Summary)