Launch Of New E Filing Portal Of The Income Tax Department

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Department is going to launch its new e-filing portal on 7th June 2021 to make the routine ITRs filing process easier and hassle-free. This is another initiative by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) towards providing ease of compliance to its taxpayers and other stakeholders. In preparation for this launch and migration activities, the existing portal of the IT Department would not be available to taxpayers as well as other external stakeholders for a brief period of 6 days i.e. from 1st June 2021 to 6th June 2021. Know more about Higher TDS and TCS rates for non-filers of Income Tax Return

Important Announcement for Taxpayer

CBDT is announced that taxpayers are encouraged to complete all their urgent tasks involving any submission, upload, or download before 1st June 2021 to avoid any difficulty during the blackout period.

The exiting portal will not be available to both the taxpayers as well as Income Tax Department officers during this period (1st June 2021 to 6th June, 20210)
To avoid any inconvenience to taxpayers, the Department will not fix any compliance dates during this period.
The CBDT also informed that all officers may be directed to fix any hearing or compliances only from June 10 onwards to give taxpayers time to respond to the new system
Any work scheduled between the taxpayer and the assessing officer of the department may be proponed or adjourned

Features of New e-filing Portal of the Income Tax Department

The e-filing portal is used by the taxpayers to file their individual or business category income tax returns (ITRs) and also to raise complaints seeking refunds and other works with the tax department. The new e-filing portal is aimed at providing taxpayer convenience and a modern, seamless experience to taxpayers

This new taxpayer-friendly portal will be integrated with the immediate processing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) to issue quick refunds to taxpayers
All interactions and uploads or pending actions will be displayed on a single dashboard for follow-up action by the taxpayer
Free of cost ITR preparation software will be available online and offline with interactive questions to help taxpayers file ITR even without any tax knowledge, with profiling, for minimizing data entry effort
A new call center for taxpayer assistance will be available for immediate answers to taxpayer queries with FAQs, Tutorials, Videos, and Chabot/live agent
All key portal functions on the desktop will be available

The new online tax payment system on the new portal will be enabled subsequently with multiple new payment options using net banking, UPI, Credit Card and RTGS/NEFT from any account of a taxpayer in any bank, for easy payment of taxes on Mobile App which will be enabled subsequently for full anytime access on a mobile network; To know more about the CBDT notification, refer to the following official document:

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Latest Update on the Pay Later Option for Income Tax Filing

The Income Tax e-filing portal has recently rolled out a 'Pay Later' option, allowing you to complete your tax filing process before making any tax payments. You can pay taxes after you are done filing. For additional information, please refer to our guide – Pay later option for the Income tax return filing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Income Tax e.

The new e-filing portal is a taxpayer-friendly platform launched by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 7th June 2021. It aims to provide a modern and seamless experience to taxpayers for filing their income tax returns (ITRs), seeking refunds, and other tax-related tasks.

The existing e-filing portal will not be available to taxpayers and Income Tax Department officers from 1st to 6th June 2021 due to migration activities related to the launch of the new e-filing portal. This brief blackout period is to ensure a smooth transition to the new system.

Taxpayers are encouraged to complete all their urgent tasks involving any submission, upload, or download before 1st June 2021 to avoid any difficulty during the blackout period when the existing portal will be unavailable.

To avoid any inconvenience to taxpayers, the Income Tax Department will not fix any compliance dates during the blackout period from 1st to 6th June 2021. Officers have been directed to fix any hearing or compliance only from 10th June onwards.

Some key features of the new e-filing portal include a single dashboard for all interactions and pending actions, free ITR preparation software with interactive questions, a new call center for taxpayer assistance, and mobile app support for anytime access on the go.

The new e-filing portal aims to provide taxpayer convenience and a modern, seamless experience. It will be integrated with immediate processing of ITRs to issue quick refunds, and will offer multiple new payment options for easy tax payments.

Yes, the new e-filing portal will offer free of cost ITR preparation software with interactive questions to help taxpayers file ITRs even without any tax knowledge, minimizing data entry effort through profiling.

A new call center for taxpayer assistance will be available, providing immediate answers to queries through FAQs, tutorials, videos, and chatbot/live agent support.

Yes, a mobile app will be enabled subsequently for the new e-filing portal, allowing taxpayers full anytime access on their mobile network.

The new e-filing portal has introduced a 'Pay Later' option, allowing taxpayers to complete their tax filing process before making any tax payments. Taxpayers can file their returns first and pay taxes at a later stage.