On consideration of representations from various stakeholders for further extension of ‘due date’, being 30th September 2017 for those liable to file returns by 30.09.2017 and to facilitate ease of compliance by the taxpayers, CBDT has further extended the ‘due-date’ for filing Income Tax Returns and various reports of audit prescribed under the Income-tax Act,1961 pertaining to AY 2017-18 from 31st October, 2017 to 7th November, 2017 for all such taxpayers.

Due date extension for income tax return and audit report filings grants brief additional compliance time for affected taxpayers. Extension of the due date for filing Income Tax Returns and tax audit reports for Assessment Year 2017-18: CBDT postponed the statutory filing deadline from 31st October 2017 to 7th November 2017 to facilitate taxpayer compliance for those required to file by the earlier date.