Income-tax Act, 1961 : Order under section 119 : Extension of due date for filing returns from 31-7-2016 to 5-8-2016 - Income Tax - F. No. 225/195/2016/ITA.II)

[F. No. 225/195/2016/ITA.II)] C. B. D. T. Circular/Order Dated 29-07-2016 Income-tax Act, 1961 : Order under section 119 : Extension of due date for filing returns from 31-7-2016 to 5-8-2016 On consideration of reports of bank strike on 29th July, 2016 (Friday) and the 31st July, 2016 (Sunday), being a Bank-Holiday, in order to avoid any inconvenience to the taxpayers while making payment of taxes pertaining to returns of income for the assessment year 2016-17, which are required to be filed by 31st July, 2016 as per provisions of section 139(1) of Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, hereby extends the due-date for filing such returns of income from 31st July, 2016 to 5th August, 2016, in case of taxpayers throughout India who are liable to file their income-tax return by the said due-date . (Sd.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rohit Garg, Deputy Secretary to Government of India. [F. No. 225/195/2016/ITA.II)]