due date for income tax return

[Naveen Garg]

there is official announcement regarding income tax return ! due date has been incresed for itr to 31/08/2012.

[YAGAY andSUN]

Yes, it is true.  The date for filing of return has been extended.

[JAMES PG]

CBDT Circular given below: F.No.225/163/2012/ITA.I1 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, the 31st July 2012. Order under Section 119 of the Income Tax Act. 1961 On consideration of the reports of disturbance of general life caused due to failure of power and further in consideration of the fact that the e-filing of returns for a specified category of individuals and HUF has been made mandatory, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 119 of the Income Tax Act. 1961, hereby extends the 'due date' of filing of returns of income for the Assessment Year 2012-13 to 31st August 2012 in respect of assessees who are liable to file such returns by 31st July 2012 as per provisions of section 139 of Income Tax Act. 1961. (Ajay Goyal) Director (ITA.II) Copyto:- 1. PS to F.M./ OSDto FM/ PS to MOS(R)/ OSDto MOS(R). 2. PS to Secretary (Revenue). 3. Chairman (DT), All Members, Central Board of Direct Taxes. 4. All CCITs(CCA) 5. All Joint Secretaries / Directors / Deputy Secretaries / Under Secretaries of Central Board of Direct Taxes. 6. DIT(Systems), New Delhi, for appropriate publicity by putting it on departmental website. 7. The C& AGof India (30 copies). 8. The IS & Legal Advisor, Min. of Law & Justice, New Delhi. 9. The DG,NADT,Nagpur. 10. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, IP Estate, New Delhi- 110003. 11. All Chambers of Commerce 12. CIT(OSD),Official Spokesperson of CBDT. 13. All Cs.lT,CBDT (Ajay Goyal) Director (ITA.II)

AI Summary

Extension of income tax return due date to accommodate power failures and mandatory e filing requirements. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, invoking Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, administratively extended the due date for filing returns of income for the relevant assessment year for assessees who were obliged to file by the original July deadline, in view of power failures and the imposition of mandatory electronic filing for certain individuals and Hindu Undivided Families.