Order U/s 119 of the Income-tax Act,1961 for filing of ITRs/TARs in respect of UTs of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh - Income Tax - F. No. 225/306/2019-ITA-II

F. No. 225/306/2019-ITA-II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes North Block, ITA-II Division New Delhi, the 23 rd March, 2020 Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 On consideration of reports of disturbances in internet facility in certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('Act') and in partial modification of CBDT's order under section 119 of the Act dated 23.07.2019 , 27.09.2019 , 31.10.2019 and 24.12.2019 hereby further extends the 'due-date' for filing of Income-tax Returns/Tax Audit Reports for the Assessment Year 2019-20 as specified in section 139(1) of the Act to 31 st March 2020 in respect of all categories of income-tax assessees in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. 2. It is also clarified that ITRs/TARs filed by the income-tax assessees after 31.01.2020 till the date of issuance of this order shall be deemed to have been filed within the due date specified under section 139(1) of the Act read with CBDT's order section 119 of the Act as referred in para above, (Rajarajeswari R.) Under Secretary to the Government of India