Relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB



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Taxpayers facing difficulties with the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA and 15CB on the official portal can now submit these forms manually. This relaxation allows for manual submission to authorised dealers until June 30th, 2021. Authorised dealers are instructed to accept these manual submissions for foreign remittances during this period.

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: Manual Filing Extended

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 has been decided that taxpayers can submit the aforesaid Forms in manual format to the authorized dealers till June 30th, 2021. Authorized dealers are advised to accept such Forms till June 30th, 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's certificate that may be needed alongside it.

The relaxation is due to reported difficulties faced by taxpayers in electronically filing these forms on the e-filing portal.

You can now submit Forms 15CA and 15CB in manual format to your authorised dealer.

Manual submission of these forms to authorised dealers is permitted until June 30th, 2021.

Authorised dealers are advised to accept manual submissions of Forms 15CA/15CB until June 30th, 2021, for the purpose of 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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