ITR Filing Update: 4.5 Lakh ITR Filed in One Hour, IT Dept launches Helpline for 31st July, Sunday

The Income Tax Department notified on Saturday that approx. 26 lakhs have been filed till 4 p.m and 3.97 lakhs between 5 p.m to 6 p.m and 4.48 lakhs from 6 to 7 p.m.

“Some more statistics of Income Tax Returns filed today. 35,67,263 #ITRs have been filed upto 1800 hours today & 4,48,676 #ITRs filed in the last 1hour. For any assistance, please connect on orm@cpc.incometax.gov.in. We will be glad to assist! @FinMinIndia”, Official Twitter handle of income tax department tweeted few minutes ago.

Some more statistics of Income Tax Returns filed today.
35,67,263 #ITRs have been filed upto 1800 hours today & 4,48,676 #ITRs filed in the last 1hour.
For any assistance, please connect on orm@cpc.incometax.gov.in.
We will be glad to assist!@FinMinIndia

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 30, 2022

Another tweet came from IT Department, “Here are some statistics of Income Tax Returns filed today. 26,82,031 #ITRs have been filed upto 1600 hours today & 3,97,792 #ITRs have been filed in the last 1hour. For any assistance, pl connect on orm@cpc.incometax.gov.in. We will be glad to assist! @FinMinIndia.”

Here are some statistics of Income Tax Returns filed today.
26,82,031 #ITRs have been filed upto 1600 hours today & 3,97,792 #ITRs have been filed in the last 1hour.
For any assistance, pl connect on orm@cpc.incometax.gov.in.
We will be glad to assist!@FinMinIndia

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 30, 2022

The department has launched a helpline to assist taxpayers in filing their returns in light of the rush, by issuing an order today.

Order stated, “ITR Fling Due Date for the assessment year 2022-23 in respect of non-auditable cases is 31st July 2022. In view of the closed holiday on 31st July 2022, being Sunday, it is hereby directed that ASK Centers throughout India shall remain open on 31st July 2022 during normal office hours. Further, special arrangements may also be made by way of opening additional receipt counters, wherever required, on 31st July 2022, to facilitate the filing of tax returns by the taxpayers.”

The filing deadline for income tax returns for the years 2022–2023 will not be extended, as the Central Government stated earlier.

Post this, Tax experts and numerous other taxpayers have been pleading with the government to postpone the ITR filing deadline. Social Media flooded with the hashtag “#Extend Due Date Immediately”. This hashtag has been used in more than 25,000 tweets on social media sites so far.

As of now, there is no Announcement for the Extension. CBDT has not yet Extended ITR Filing Due date. Tomorrow is the last hope for the extension as tomorrow i.e 31st July 2022 is the last date to file ITR.

A variety of criminal provisions are included in the Income Tax Act of 1961 to prevent tax evasion and to punish defaulters who fail to file their returns or pay their income taxes on time or in full. If the total amount of income that must be reported exceeds Rs. 5 lakh, a penalty of Rs. 5,000 will be assessed for the late submission of forms. For small taxpayers, the cost is up to Rs 1,000 if the individual’s total income is less than Rs 5 lakh.