December 31 Deadline For Income Tax Returns Not Extended

The government on Friday announced that there is no proposal to extend the deadline for filing income tax returns beyond its current deadline of December 31. Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said that December 31, 2021, remains the official deadline for filing of income tax returns. This means that taxpayers can file their income tax returns for the financial year 2020-2021 or assessment year 2021-2022 by midnight today (December 31).