The Central Board of Direct Taxes have extended the last date of filing of income tax returns and obtaining tax audit report under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, due by 30th September 2008, to 31st October 2008 in the state of Orissa in view of the disruption caused due to floods in the state.

BSC/SS/GN-240/08

Extension of return filing deadline granted due to floods, postponing income tax return and tax audit report submission. The Central Board of Direct Taxes authorized an administrative extension of the last date for filing income tax returns and for obtaining the tax audit report required under the tax law, postponing the statutory filing and tax-audit submission deadline by one month due to disruption caused by floods.