Government extends certain timelines under Income Tax to ease compliances



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The Central Government has extended several deadlines for Income Tax compliances to help taxpayers facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes extending the time limit for intimating your Aadhaar number to link with your PAN until March 31, 2022. The deadline for completing penalty proceedings under the Income Tax Act has also been moved to the same date.

The Central Government, in continuation of its commitment to address the hardship being faced by various stakeholders on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, has, on consideration of representations received from various stakeholders, decided to extend timelines for compliances under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") in the following cases, as under:

Income Tax Deadlines Extended to March 2022
  • Time limit for intimation of Aadhaar number to the Income tax Department for linking of PAN with Aadhaar has been extended from 30th September, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.
  • The due date for completion of penalty proceedings under the Act has also been extended from 30th September, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.

Further, the time limit for issuance of notice and passing of order by the Adjudicating Authority under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 has also been extended to 31st March, 2022.

Notification no. 113 of 2021 dated 17th September, 2021 has been issued in this regard and can be accessed at www.incometaxindia.gov.in.

FAQ :

The government has extended the deadlines to address the hardship faced by various stakeholders due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The time limit for intimating your Aadhaar number to the Income Tax Department for linking with your PAN has been extended to March 31, 2022.

The due date for the completion of penalty proceedings under the Income Tax Act has been extended to March 31, 2022.

Yes, the time limit for the issuance of notice and passing of order by the Adjudicating Authority under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, has also been extended to March 31, 2022.

The official notification, number 113 of 2021 dated 17th September 2021, can be accessed at www.incometaxindia.gov.in.




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