The due date for filing of Income Tax Return for individuals and non-auditable cases is 31^st July, 2013. There has been an overwhelming response for e-filing from every corner of the country. More than 82 lakh returns have been e-filed till 29^th July, 2013 which is more than 40% of the returns e-filed during the same period last year.

On 30^th July, 2013, 6.23 lakh returns were e-filed till 6:00 PM. Record peak of more than 85,000 returns per hour has been achieved.

Due to overwhelming response, some taxpayers have reported problems in accessing e-filing portal which is primarily due to network constrains of the local internet service providers. The e-filing portal has been running without any interruptions and is being continuously monitored by a dedicated team of income tax officials in Bangalore. The situation will again be reviewed by the CBDT tomorrow morning.

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(Release ID :97490)

Income tax e-filing surge prompts continuous portal monitoring and network issue advisories to taxpayers during filing deadline period A nationwide surge in electronic Income Tax Return submissions occurred ahead of the filing deadline, with authorities reporting increased e filing uptake and high hourly submission rates. Some taxpayers reported access problems due to local internet service provider network constraints, while the central e filing portal remained operational and was continuously monitored by a dedicated administrative team.