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Deadline to file income tax return extended by a month till December 31

For those taxpayers whose accounts need to be audited, the Income-Tax Return filing deadline has been extended by two months till January 31, 2021

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The government had earlier in May extended various due dates for filing ITRs for FY 2019-20 from July 31 to November 30, to give compliance relief to taxpayers due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Oct 24 2020 | 6:44 PM IST

In a relief to taxpayers, the government on Saturday further extended the deadline for filing returns by individual taxpayers for FY 2019-20 by a month till December 31.

Also, the due date of furnishing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for taxpayers whose accounts require to be audited has been extended till January 31, 2021.

The government had earlier in May extended various due dates for filing ITRs for FY 2019-20 from July 31 to November 30, to give compliance relief to taxpayers due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a statement, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said, "The due date

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