New Income Tax Portal Launch News: Current ITR e-filing portal for taxpayers to be shut; new website on the cards

The Income Tax Department is all set to launch a new website for filing income tax returns (ITR). Due to the launch, the existing e-filing portal will be closed. 

The new e-filing web portal for taxpayers is likely to be launched in the month of June, according to a report by news agency PTI. The new e-filing portal will be used to file routine ITRs and perform other tax-related works.

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As per the PTI report, the current e-filing portal will be shut for six days between June 1 to June 6 which is ahead of the launch. The officials have claimed that the new portal will be made more user-friendly, the report said.

Here is all you need to know about the new income tax e-filing website:

According to an order issued by the systems wing of the department on Wednesday, the 'transition' from the old portal — www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in — to the new –www.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 said.

The exiting portal will 'not be available' to both the taxpayers as well as Income Tax Department officers during this period, it said.

The order added that 'All officers may be directed to fix any hearing or compliance only from June 10onward to give taxpayers time to respond to the new system.'

Therefore, any work which is scheduled between the taxpayer and the assessing officer of the department may be preponed or adjourned, according to the order.

The taxpayers use the e-filing portal to file their individual or business category income tax returns (ITRs) and also to raise complaints seeking refunds and other works. While the taxman uses it to issue notices, get responses from the taxpayer and respond to their queries and communicate final orders like assessments, appeals, exemption and penalties, among others.