The Income Tax Return (ITR) filing method is paused for six days immediately after scrapping of the e-filing web-site – incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in – from the midnight of May 31, 2021. The filing method will resume from June 7, 2021, a day immediately after launch of the new e-filing web-site – incometax.gov.in – on June 6, 2021.
“Considering the overhaul and migration or transition of existing e-filing portal to a completely different platform, a blackout period for usage of the existing portal has been announced by the Government from 1 June 2021 to 6 June 2021 during which the existing income tax portal would not be available for usage to the taxpayers. In order to avoid any inconvenience to taxpayers, the Revenue Department has issued directions to fix any hearing of cases or compliance only from 10 June, 2021 onward. This would give the taxpayers the necessary time to respond well to the new system. Also, If any hearing or compliance which requires submissions online falls during such period, the same shall either be preponed or adjourned and the work items would be rescheduled after the said period,” mentioned Dr. Suresh Surana, founder, RSM India.
“Further, since the necessary compliances for remittances made outside by way of filing of Form 15CA and Form 15CB which are also furnished via the Income Tax portal, it is recommended intending to make any remittance during blackout period from 1st to 6th June 2021 to kindly submit and download their forms by midnight of 31st May, 2021 in order to avoid any inconvenience,” he added.
What will be the benefits of a new web-site more than the existing one?
“The new e-filing site is intended to provide the users with convenience and a modern seamless experience by way of providing number of tech savvy benefits to its users,” mentioned Dr. Surana.
Income Tax Return: After May 31 you have to wait for new e-filing web-site know what’s in store
“The IT Department will utilise this website for filing tax returns and also for responding to queries and to give out orders like assessments, appeals, exemption and penalties,” mentioned S Ravi, Former Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange and Founder & Managing Partner of Ravi Rajan & Co.
According to the authorities, the new e-filing web-site is anticipated to provide following advantages:
Mobile Application
A mobile app will be enabled subsequently, which will facilitate all essential portal functions for fulltime access on mobile network. All the critical functions of this portal on the desktop will be accessible on the mobile app. In current program no mobile app activities had been accessible.
Immediate Processing of ITR
The new e-filing portal will be integrated with quick processing of Income Tax Returns. This will allow to concern swift refunds to the taxpayers.
New Dashboard
The new e-filing portal will provide a new single dashboard. The dashboard will show all interactions and uploads or pending actions for stick to-up by the taxpayer.
Interactive ITR Preparation Software
The taxpayers will be supplied with no cost of expense offline and on the web ITR preparation application. The taxpayer-friendly application will involve interactive concerns which will support taxpayers (even with out any prior tax expertise) in pre-filling the returns and minimising information entry work in filing their ITRs.
New Call Center
Systems like get in touch with centre, tutorials, videos and chatbot or live agent have been embedded in the web-site to address any taxpayers’ queries. A new get in touch with center will be set up assisting the taxpayers with FAQs.
New Online Tax Payment System
To guarantee effortless payments, the new ITR internet site also has a new on the web payment program with several payment selections like net banking, UPI, credit card and RTGS or NEFT from any account of the taxpayer in any bank, compared to the current program which only had UPI, Credit Card allowance for payment of taxes.