The Income Tax Department's e-Filing portal, launched in June 2021, has seen ongoing efforts to resolve technical issues with its provider, Infosys. Despite initial difficulties, statistics show a positive trend. As of September 7, 2021, over 8.83 crore unique taxpayers have logged in, with significant numbers of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) filed and e-verified, alongside various statutory forms and Aadhaar-PAN linking. The department continues to work with Infosys to ensure a smooth user experience.
Thee-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department (www.incometax.gov.in) was launched on 7th June, 2021. Taxpayers and professionals have reported glitches and difficulties in the portal since then. The Ministry of Finance has been regularly monitoring the resolution of issues with Infosys Ltd which is the Managed Services Provider for the project.
A number of technical issues are being progressivelyaddressed and there has been a positive trend reflected in the statistics of the various filings
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FAQ :
The e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department was launched on 7th June, 2021.
Infosys Ltd is the Managed Services Provider for the project, and the Ministry of Finance is monitoring the resolution of technical issues with them.
As of 7th September, 2021, over 8.83 crore unique taxpayers had logged into the portal.
1.19 crore ITRs for AY 2021-22 have been filed, with over 76.2 lakh filed using the portal's online utility.
Over 94.88 lakh ITRs have been e-verified, and 7.07 lakh of these have been processed.
66.44 lakh taxpayers have linked their Aadhaar and PAN.