F.No. 225/270/2017/ITA.II

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes

North-Block, ITA.II Division

New Delhi dated the 31^st of August, 2017

Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax  Act, 1961 (‘Act’)

The Goods and Services Tax (’GST‘) has come into effect on 01.07.2017. In recent days, dates for filing various returns and forms under GST have been extended by the Government. In this backdrop, representations have been filed by various stakeholders requesting for extending the ‘due date’ for filing various reports of audit as well as tax-returns under the Income-tax Act from 30“ September, 2017 so as to allow sufficient time to the assessees’ and tax professionals, and thus, facilitate their ease of compliance with statutory responsibilities under various fiscal laws.

On consideration of the matter, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Act, in respect of all assessees’ covered under clause (a) of Explanation Z to sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, hereby extends the ’due-date’ prescribed therein  for filing  the return  of income  as well  as  various  reports  of audit prescribed  under  the Income-tax  Act  which  are required to be filed by the said  ’due date’ from 30^th  September,  2017 to 31^st October, 2017.

(Rohit Garg)

Director-ITA.II

Copy to:-

1. PS to FM/OSD to FM/PS to Mo5(F)/OSD to MoS(F)
2. PS to Secretary (Revenue)
3. Chairman, CBDT
4. All Members, CBDT
5. All Pr.DsGIT /Pr.CCsIT
6. All Joint Sec retaries/CsIT, CBDT
7. Directors/Deputy Secretaries/Under Secretaries of CBDT
8. DIT (RSP&PR)/Systems, New Delhi
9. The C&AG of India (30 copies)
10. The JS & Legal Mvisor, Mm. of Law & Justice, New Delhi
11. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
12. All Chambers of Commerce
13. CIT (M&TP), Official Spokesperson of CBDT
14. O/o Pr. DGIT(Systems) for uploading on official website
15. JCIT (Database Cell) for uploading on departmental website

(Rohit Garg)

Director-ITA.II

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