Over 2 crore ITRs filed on the New IT Portal amid Reporting of Technical Glitches



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The Income Tax Department's new e-filing portal has successfully processed over 2 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) as of 13th October 2021. Despite initial technical glitches reported after its launch on 7th June 2021, the portal's performance has significantly stabilised. A substantial number of taxpayers have logged in, and many have utilised the 'forgot password' feature. The portal now supports the filing of all ITR types, with ITRs 1 and 4 making up the majority of those filed and e-verified.

The e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department (www.incometax.gov.in) has marked receipt of more than2 croreIncome Tax returns as on13thOctober 2021. The new portal was launched on7th June, 2021and in the initial period taxpayers had reported glitches and difficulties in the functioning of the portal. A number of technical issues have since been resolved and the performance of the portal has substantially stabilized. Over13.44crore unique taxpayers have logged in till13th October, 2021.
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FAQ :

As of 13th October 2021, over 2 crore Income Tax Returns have been filed on the new e-filing portal.

The new Income Tax portal was launched on 7th June 2021.

ITRs 1 and 4 constitute 86% of the over 2 crore ITRs filed on the portal.

Over 36.22 lakh refunds for AY 2021-22 have been issued.

E-verification is important for the Department to commence processing of ITRs and to issue refunds.

Yes, the Digital Signature (DSC) registration of non-residents has been enabled, and a simplified process allows individuals to register their DSC only once for use across multiple entities.




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