<h1>Amended Form 16 and Form 24Q to ease tax return pre-filling; deadline extended to July 10, 2019.</h1> The government has amended Form 16 and Form 24Q to include more detailed disclosures, facilitating the pre-filling of income tax returns for salaried taxpayers. Changes include details on allowances, deductions, rebates, and lender information for housing loans. These amendments aim to reduce employers' compliance burden and streamline e-verification. The deadline for issuing Form 16 has been extended from June 15, 2019, to July 10, 2019. Despite requests, there is no current plan to extend the filing deadline for income tax returns for salaried individuals and others, as confirmed by the Minister of State for Finance in a Lok Sabha reply.