The Income Tax Department will on Monday launch a new e-filing portal to further ease the filing of income tax returns (ITRs). Functionalities for filing income tax forms, add tax professionals, submitting responses to notices in faceless scrutiny or appeals would be available. Additionally, the press release clarified that the new tax payment system will be launched on June 18, after the advance tax instalment date to avoid any inconvenience to the taxpayer. A mobile app will also be released subsequent to the initial launch of the portal so that taxpayers can get familiar with various features of the portal. Familiarisation with the new system, it said, “may take some time,” requesting patience from taxpayers/stakeholders for the initial period after the launch of the portal.

Source: Hindustan Times June 07, 2021 02:26 UTC