More Than 6.2 Crore Income Tax Returns and 21 Lakh Major Tax Audit Reports filed on New E-Filing Portal of Income Tax Department

As of February 10th, 2022, more than 6.2 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) and around 21 lakh substantial Tax Audit Reports (TARs) had been filed on the Income Tax Department’s new e-Filing system.

Out of 6.2 crore ITRs filed for the fiscal year 2021-22, 48 percent are ITR-1 (2.97 crore), 9 percent are ITR-2 (56 lakh), 13 percent are ITR-3 (83 lakh), and 27 percent are ITR-4 (1.66 crore), ITR-5 (11.3 lakh), ITR-6 (5.2 lakh), and ITR-7 (5.2 lakh) (1.41 lakh).

In FY 21-22, about 1.91 lakh Form 3CA-3CD and 17.26 lakh Form 3CB-3CD were filed. More than 1.84 lakh other Tax Audit Reports (Forms 10B, 29B, 29C, 3CEB, 10CCB, and 10 BB) have been filed till February 10, 2022.

The Department has been sending out reminders to taxpayers via email, SMS, and Twitter, advising them not to wait until the last minute and to file their TARs/ITRs as soon as possible. Furthermore, two new email ids –[email protected] and [email protected] – have been provided to assist filers in resolving any grievances relating to e-filing. To avoid a last-minute rush, all taxpayers/tax professionals who have yet to file their Tax Audit Reports or Income Tax Returns for AY 2021-22 are urged to file their TARs/ Returns as soon as possible.

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