IT return filing date extended

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 18: Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the date for filing Income Tax return and reports of audit for the assessment year 2016-17 for all categories of tax payers in Jammu and Kashmir to December 31, 2016.
According to an order issued under Section 119 of the Income Tax Act, the decision has been taken in order to mitigate the difficulties being faced by the tax payers of the J&K in filing income tax returns and reports of audit for assessment year 2016-2017 by the due date as prescribed under Section 139(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961.