There are many taxpayers who have uploaded their Income Tax Returns electronically (without digital signature Certificate) for A.Y. 2011-12 [filed during F.Y. 2012-13] and for ITRs of A.Y. 2012-13 [filed on or after 1.4.2012], but have either not filed the corresponding ITR-V or have filed it with the local Income-tax office. ITR-V is accepted only at the Centralized Processing Center (CPC) of the Income-tax Department at Bengaluru by ordinary or speed post. Therefore, a final opportunity is being given to such taxpayers to regularize their Income-tax returns.

All such taxpayers may mail the ITR-V, by 31^st October, 2013, by ordinary post or speed post at Post Bag No. 1, Electronic City Post Office, Bengaluru - 560100 (Karnataka). Taxpayers who have filed their ITR-V with the local Income-tax office may again mail their ITR-V to the CPC by 31^st October, 2013. Those taxpayers who have earlier mailed their ITR-V, but have not received the acknowledgement e-mail from the CPC, may mail their ITR-V to the CPC again.

The ITR-V form should be mailed to the CPC only at the above address by ordinary post or speed post. Taxpayers may note that no other place or form of delivery will be accepted.

Taxpayers may also note that without acknowledgement of the ITR-V from the CPC it would not be possible for the Income-tax Department to process the Income-tax returns or issue any refunds therefrom, as these would be treated as not having been filed with the Department.

ITR V submission: final opportunity to mail unsigned e filed returns to CPC to enable processing and refunds. Electronically filed returns submitted without a digital signature must be regularized by mailing the signed ITR V by ordinary or speed post only to the Centralized Processing Center (CPC) in Bengaluru; taxpayers who filed ITR V locally or who did not receive CPC acknowledgement should re mail the ITR V. The CPC must acknowledge receipt of the ITR V for the Department to process the return or consider refunds; returns without such acknowledgement will be treated as not filed.