I-T Department to launch new e-filing portal on June 7
Existing web portals of the I-T Department will be shut down for six days between June 1 and June 6. On June 7, I-T Department's new e-filing web portal will go online for taxpayers in the nation.
The Income Tax Department is rapidly anticipated to launch a model new web e-filing portal that may make the routine Income Tax Returns (ITRs) submitting course easier and hassle-free for taxpayers all through the nation, outlined officers on Thursday. They added that current web portals of the I-T Department shall be shut down for six days between June 1 and June 6. On June 7, I-T Department’s new e-filing web portal will log on for taxpayers inside the nation.
The packages wing of the I-T Department has issued an order stating that the “transition” from the outdated portal — www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in — to the model new one –www.incometaxgov.in — shall be completed and operations will begin from June 7 onwards.
“In preparation for this launch and migration activities, the existing portal of the department at www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in would not be available for a brief period of six days from June 1 to 6,” the order said. The order added that the division’s current portals “will not be available” to every officers and taxpayers all through this time interval. “All officers may be directed to fix any hearing or compliances only from June 10 onwards to give taxpayers time to respond to the new system,” well-known the order.
The order outlined that any work scheduled between the taxpayer and the assessing officer of the I-T division is also preponed or adjourned.
Taxpayers utilise the e-filing portal to file their specific particular person or enterprise class income tax returns (ITRs). They moreover use it to spice up complaints in the hunt for refunds and completely different works with the tax division.
The I-T Department makes use of the portal to issue notices, get responses from the taxpayer and reply to their queries. It moreover makes use of the portal to talk final orders like assessments, appeals, exemption and penalties, amongst others.
The I-T Department has launched larger than Rs 24,792 crore refunds to over 15 lakh taxpayers up to now this fiscal 12 months.
