ITR filing deadline for FY21 extended to Sept 30 due to Covid

The deadline for issuing Form 16 by employers to employees has been extended by a month till July 15, 2021, the CBDT said

Amid coronavirus pandemic, the government on Thursday decided to extend the deadline to file income tax returns for FY21 for individuals to September 30, 2021 from previoue deadline of July 31, 2021. 

"The Central Government, in continuation of its commitment to address the hardship being faced by various stakeholders on account of the severe Covid-19 pandemic, has, on consideration of representations received from various stakeholders, decided to extend timelines for compliances under the Income-tax Act,1961," said Ministry of Finance in a statement.

Granting major relief to taxpayers facing hardship due to the severe pandemic & in view of