More than 6.2 crore Income Tax Returns(ITRs) and about 21 lakh major Tax Audit Reports (TARs) have been filed on the new e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department as on 10th February 2022.

Out of 6.2 crore ITRs filed for AY 2021-22, 48% of these are ITR-1 (2.97 crore), 9% is ITR-2 (56 lakh), 13% is ITR-3 (83 lakh), 27% are ITR-4 (1.66 crore), ITR-5 (11.3 lakh), ITR-6 (5.2 lakh) and ITR-7 (1.41 lakh).

Over 1.91 lakh Form 3CA-3CD and 17.26 lakh Form 3CB-3CD have been filed in FY 21-22. More than 1.84 lakh other Tax Audit Reports (Form 10B, 29B, 29C, 3CEB, 10CCB, 10 BB) have been filed till 10.02.2022.

The Department has been issuing reminders to taxpayers through emails, SMS and Twitter encouraging taxpayers and Chartered Accountants not to wait till the last minute and file their TARs/ITRs without further delay. Further, to assist the filers for resolution of any grievance related to e-filing, two new email ids- [email protected] and [email protected] have been provided. All taxpayers/tax professionals who are yet to file their Tax Audit Reports or Income Tax Returns for AY 2021-22 are requested to file their TARs/Returns immediately to avoid last minute rush.

Income tax e Filing portal: over 6.2 crore ITRs and 21 lakh TARs filed; filers urged to submit pending returns now. More than 6.2 crore ITRs and about 21 lakh major TARs were filed on the new e Filing portal as of 10 February 2022, with detailed breakdowns by ITR type and substantial tax audit filings (3CA 3CD, 3CB 3CD and other audit forms). The Department issues reminders to taxpayers and chartered accountants to avoid last minute filings and provided two dedicated helpdesk email addresses for e filing grievances. The ITR 1 specimen sets out eligibility, income heads, deductions, tax computation, schedules for advance tax and TDS/TCS, bank details for refund and verification fields.