The Income Tax Department is anticipated to launch a brand new e-filing internet portal for taxpayers, which they use to file routine ITRs and carry out different tax-related works, early subsequent month, officers stated on Thursday.
The present internet portal might be shut for six days between June 1-6.
Officials stated the brand new portal might be made extra user-friendly.
An order issued by the techniques wing of the division on Wednesday stated the “transition” from the previous portal — http://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in — to the brand new –www.incometaxgov.in — might be accomplished and made operational from June 7.
“In preparation of this launch and for migration activities, the existing portal of the department at http://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in would not be available for a brief period of six days from June 1 to 6,” the order stated.
The exiting portal will “not be available” to each the taxpayers in addition to Income Tax Department officers throughout this era, it stated.
“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,” it stated.
Any work scheduled between the taxpayer and the assessing officer of the division could also be preponed or adjourned, the order stated.
The e-filing portal is utilized by the taxpayers to file their particular person or enterprise class earnings tax returns (ITRs) and likewise to lift complaints looking for refunds and different works with the tax division.
The taxman makes use of it to difficulty notices, get responses from the taxpayer and reply to their queries and to speak closing orders like assessments, appeals, exemption and penalties, amongst others.
