Income Tax Return Filing: 46.11 lakh ITRs filed on 31 December 2021; 48% jump in last day filing over previous year

As many as 46.11 lakh Income Tax Returns (ITRs) were filed on 31 December, 2021 taking the overall tally of ITR filing to nearly 5.89 crore as per a government release. The ITRs have been filed on the new e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department.

In comparison, as on 10 January, 2021 (the extended due date for ITRs for AY 2020-21), the total number of ITRs filed was 5.95 crore with 31.05 lakh ITRs filed on the last day on 10 January, 2021 as against over 46.11 lakh ITRs filed on the last day this year.

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Out of 5.89 crore ITRs filed for Assessment Year (AY) 2021-22, as on 31 December, 49.6 per cent of these are ITR1 (2.92 crore), 9.3 per cent are ITR2 (54.8 lakh), 12.1 per cent are ITR3 (71.05 lakh), 27.2 per cent are ITR4 (1.60 crore), 1.3 per cent are ITR5 (7.66 lakh), ITR6 (2.58 lakh) and ITR7 (0.67 lakh). Over 45.7 per cent of these ITRs have been filed using the online ITR form on the portal and the balance have been uploaded using the ITR created from the offline software utilities.

The Department gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the taxpayers, Tax Practitioners, Tax Professionals and others who have made this possible. We reiterate our resolve to work tirelessly to ensure a smooth & stable taxpayer service experience to all.

In order to assist taxpayers with a smooth experience on the portal, 16,850 taxpayer calls and 1,467 chats were responded to by the helpdesk, the government release said. 

In addition, the department has been proactively engaging with and reaching out to taxpayers and professionals for assistance on its official Twitter handle.

On 31 December, 2021 alone, more than 230 Tweets from taxpayers and professionals were responded to.