Non- availability of E-filing portal of the Income Tax Department at www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in from 1st June 2021 to 6th June 2021

CBDT has issued a press release on the launch of new e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department. For the preparation of the new launch and for migration activities, the existing portal of the Department at www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in would not be available for a period of 6 days from 1^st June 2021 to 6^th June 2021.

The assessing officers are also intimated not to issue any compliance dates during the above mentioned period. All Officers are directed to fix any hearing or compliances only from 10^th June onwards to give taxpayers time to respond on the new system. If they have already scheduled any hearing or compliance which requires submissions online during the period from 1^st June to 6^th June, they may prepone or adjourn the hearing and reschedule the work items after this period.

Consequent to the non-availability of the portal of www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in, e-filing of any forms, viewing/downloading of any forms, making any changes in the portal like change in the authorised signatory, is not possible.

The frequently used forms like form 15CA, 15CB cannot be filed from 1^st June to 6^th June. If any foreign remittance is to be made during the period from 1^st to 6^th June 2021, form 15CA and 15CB may have to be submitted and downloaded by midnight of 31^st May, 2021 to avoid any inconvenience.

Press Release Launch new efiling Portal ITD 20.5.21