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You have a few more days to file I-T returns; deadline extended to Aug 5

The site has been facing glitches since the last three days

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Keeping in view the government's inclination towards technology, the filing of returns has become speedy and hassle-free exercise for the citizens.

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Income-tax department on Monday extended the deadline for filing of I-T returns for the assessment year 2016-17 to August 5. The earlier deadline of July 31 was ending today.
 
The reason for this extension in deadline is understood to be technical snag developed by the online tax-filing platform, incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in, due to the last-minute rush by tax filers. 

The government portal had been facing glitches for the past three days, even as the introduction of GST since July 1 kept chartered accountants busy, further aggravating the problems faced by tax filers.

In a post on microblogging site Twitter,