ITR filing deadline extended again: Check the new date

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The Income Tax department on Wednesday extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for 2018-19 by two months till November 30.

Income Tax

New Delhi: The Income Tax department on Wednesday extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for 2018-19 by two months till November 30.

This is the fourth extension given by the government for taxpayers to file both original and revised ITRs for 2018-19 fiscal.

In March, the due date was extended from March 31 to June 30. Later in June, it was again extended by a month till July 31. In July, it was extended till September 30.

"On further consideration of genuine difficulties being faced by taxpayers due to the Covid-19 situation, CBDT further extends the due date for furnishing of belated & revised ITRs for Assessment Yr 2019-20 from 30th September, 2020 to 30th November, 2020," the CBDT tweeted.