As of 15th December 2021, a significant 3.59 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) have been successfully filed on the new e-filing portal. This milestone was discussed in a meeting between Ministry of Finance officials and Infosys, the portal's developer. To ensure a smooth filing season, Infosys has enhanced technical infrastructure and established a dedicated monitoring team. The portal is experiencing high traffic, with over 6 lakh ITRs filed daily as the extended deadline of 31st December 2021 approaches.
Senior officials of Ministry of Finance headed by Secretary, Revenue had a meeting with the Infosys team headed by Shri Salil Parekh, MD CEO, Infosys on 16.12.2021, on the preparedness of the e-filing website during the peak filing period. As briefed by Infosys, steps taken in this regard include a
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FAQ :
As of 15th December 2021, 3.59 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) have been filed on the new e-filing portal.
Infosys has augmented the technical infrastructure and set up a dedicated war room to monitor the portal's performance during peak filing periods.
ITR1 is the most common type, accounting for 57.6% of the 3.59 crore ITRs filed, which equates to 2.07 crore returns.
Out of the 3.59 crore ITRs filed, 3.11 crore have been e-verified, with over 2.69 crore using Aadhaar-based OTP.
The extended due date for filing Income Tax Returns is 31st December 2021.
Taxpayers should ensure that their bank account selected for refund credit has their PAN linked to avoid refund failures.