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ITR filing due date: Will July 31 deadline for filing income tax returns be extended?

The last date for filing ITR is July 31, 2023
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The last date for filing ITR is July 31, 2023
The last date for filing an income tax return (ITR) for the financial year 2022-23 is July 31, 2023.
Income Tax Returns trending
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Income Tax Returns trending
With the last date approaching fast, the tag 'Income Tax Return' has started trending on social media platforms. Several people have already asked the Income Tax Department to extend the last date of filing income tax returns for Assessment Year 2023-24.
How many taxpayers have filed ITR so far?
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How many taxpayers have filed ITR so far?
So far, close to four crore income tax returns have been filed as on July 23, 2023. Out of these over 2.12 crore returns have been verified and processed, as per data provided by the Income Tax Department.
Will the ITR filing deadline for FY22-23 be extended?
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Will the ITR filing deadline for FY22-23 be extended?
Will the Income Tax department extend the deadline for filing income tax return this year? Answering this, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra told PTI earlier this month, "...we would advise them (taxpayers) not to wait to the last moment and also not to hope for any extensions.

'File ITR at earliest'
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'File ITR at earliest'
"So, I would advise them to file their tax return at the earliest because the deadline of July 31 is approaching fast," he added.
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