The Income Tax Department is predicted to launch a brand new e-filing internet portal for taxpayers, which they use to file routine ITRs and carry out different tax-related works, early subsequent month, officers stated on Thursday. The current internet portal might be shut for six days between June 1-6. Officials stated the brand new portal might be made extra user-friendly.
An order issued by the programs wing of the division on Wednesday stated the “transition” from the old portal ‘incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in’ to the new ‘incometaxgov.in’ will be completed and made operational from June 7. “In preparation of this launch and for 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 stated. The exiting portal will “not be out there” to both the taxpayers as well as Income Tax Department officers during this period, it said.
“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,” it stated. Any work scheduled between the taxpayer and the assessing officer of the division could also be preponed or adjourned, the order stated. The e-filing portal is utilized by the taxpayers to file their particular person or enterprise class revenue tax returns (ITRs) and likewise to increase complaints in search of refunds and different works with the tax division. The taxman makes use of it to concern notices, get responses from the taxpayer and reply to their queries and to talk ultimate orders like assessments, appeals, exemption and penalties, amongst others.
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