CBDT grants further relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB



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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has announced a further extension for the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA and 15CB. Taxpayers facing difficulties with the online portal can now submit these forms in manual format to their authorised dealers until 15th August 2021. This extension aims to ease the process for those making foreign remittances, with a later date set for uploading these forms onto the new e-filing portal.

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 authorized dealer for any foreign remittance.

Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB: Further Relaxation on E-filing

In view of the difficulties reported by taxpayers in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB on the portal www.incometax.gov.in, 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.

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 authorized dealers till 15th August, 2021. Authorized dealers are advised to accept such Forms till 15th August, 2021 for the purpose of foreign remittances. 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.

FAQ :

Form 15CA is an income tax form required for foreign remittances, and Form 15CB is a Chartered Accountant Certificate that may be needed alongside it.

The CBDT has allowed taxpayers to submit Forms 15CA/15CB in manual format to authorised dealers, instead of electronically, due to reported difficulties.

Taxpayers can submit Forms 15CA/15CB in manual format to authorised dealers until 15th August 2021.

Authorised dealers are advised to accept these manually submitted Forms 15CA/15CB until 15th August 2021 for the purpose of processing foreign remittances.

Yes, a facility will be provided on the new e-filing portal at a later date to upload these forms for the generation of the Document Identification Number.




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