The Government has received various representations that tax payers have faced difficulties in E-filing of returns across the country due to slowing down of certain e-services on 31^st  August 2015.

 Considering these representations, the Central Board Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the ‘due-date’ for E-filing returns of income from 31^st  August 2015 to 7^th September 2015 in respect of all taxpayers who were required to E-file their returns of income by 31^st  August 2015.

Earlier, the ‘due-date’ for filing of Income Tax return for Assessment Year 2015-16 was extended till 31^st  August, 2015 in case of those taxpayers who were required to file their tax return by 31^st  July, 2015.

E-filing due-date extension for taxpayers after portal slowdown, providing a brief filing relief window to affected filers. The government administratively extended the due-date for E-filing returns after representations about portal slowdown, providing affected taxpayers an additional short window to complete electronic submissions; the extension applies to all taxpayers originally required to e-file by the prior cutoff and constitutes a temporary procedural accommodation rather than a change to substantive filing obligations.