Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes

PRESS RELEASE

New Delhi, 04th Aug, 2017

Opening of Income Tax Offices on 05th August, 2017 for receipt of returns.

In view of the difficulties faced by taxpayers, the due date for filing of Income Tax Returns for F.Y. 2016-2017 i.e. A.Y. 2017-2018 was extended to 5th August, 2017(for certain categories of taxpayers).

In order to facilitate manual filing of returns(of aforesaid categories) on 5th August, 2017, being a Saturday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has directed that necessary arrangements be made for receiving Income Tax Returns upto midnight in all Income Tax Offices throughout the country.

(Surabhi Ahluwalia)

Commissioner of Income Tax

(Media & Technical Policy)

Official Spokesperson, CBDT.

Income tax return deadline extension enables manual filing as tax offices open Saturday to receive returns until midnight. The due date for filing income tax returns for F.Y. 2016-2017/A.Y. 2017-2018 was extended to 5 August 2017 for certain taxpayer categories, and tax offices were directed to remain open on that Saturday and make arrangements to receive manually filed returns up to midnight to facilitate compliance.