The Financial Year 2013-14 closes on 31.3.2014. In view of closer of office on 29^th and 30^th of March being Saturday and Sunday, and also on 31^st  March at some stations being Gudi Padava, Ugadi etc., the field Income Tax Offices through-out India shall remain open and the receipts counters shall also work during normal office hours on 29^th, 30^th and 31^st of March, 2014. This direction is issued for administrative convenience by the Central Board of Direct Taxes in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Special arrangements may also be made by way of opening additional receipt counters, wherever required on  29^th,  30^th and 31^st March  2014 to facilitate filing of return of income and other related work of tax payers. These instructions may be given wide publicity.

 

Administrative direction under Section 119: tax offices to remain open for year-end filings and facilitate return submissions. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, exercising powers under Section 119(1) of the Income tax Act, directed field Income Tax Offices to remain open and keep receipts counters working during normal office hours on the year end days that would otherwise be non working, and authorised special arrangements including opening additional receipt counters to facilitate filing of returns and related taxpayer work, with instructions to give the measures wide publicity.