File income tax returns by July 31, no plans to extend deadline: I-T department

last date for filing of income tax returns (ITRs) for the financial year 2016-17 will not be extended beyond Monday’s deadline, a top official said on Sunday.

“The last date for filing of ITRs remains July 31. There are no plans to extend this deadline. The department has already received over 2 crore returns filed electronically. The department requests taxpayers to file their return in time,” the official said.Read more