ITR FILING ALERT! Electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/ 15CB EXTENDED till THIS date

The Income Tax department has granted further relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/ 15CB. The department has announced that taxpayers can now submit the said Forms in manual format to the authorised dealers till 15 August 2021. 

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) mentioned: “It has now been decided to extend the aforesaid date to 15th August 2021. In view thereof, taxpayers can now submit the said Forms in manual format to the authorised dealers till 15th August 2021.”

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Earlier CBDT asked the taxpayers to submit Forms 15CA/15CB in manual format to the authorised dealer till 15th July 2021.

CBDT grants further relaxation in electronic filing of forms 15CA & 15CB in view of difficulties reported by taxpayers in filing of the forms online on https://t.co/GYvO3n9wMf. Date for submission of forms in manual format to the authorised dealers is extended to 15th August,2021 pic.twitter.com/2WSObKy5fs

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Authorised dealers have been asked to accept such Forms till 15th August 2021 for the purpose of foreign remittances.  

CBDT has also mentioned that a facility will be provided on the new e-filing portal to upload these forms at a later date for the purpose of generation of the Document Identification Number. 

“As per the Income-tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form 15CA/15CB electronically.  Presently, taxpayers upload the Form 15CA, along with the Chartered Accountant Certificate in Form 15CB, wherever applicable, on the e-filing portal, before submitting the copy to the authorised dealer for any foreign remittance,” the CBDT mentioned. 

It further added that in view of the difficulties reported by taxpayers in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB on the portal www.incometaxgovtin, it had earlier been decided by CBDT that taxpayers could submit Forms 15CA/15CB in manual format to the authorised dealer till 15th July, 2021.