Order u/s 119 of the Income-tax Act,1961 regarding extension of dates for filing of belated and revised ITRs for the A.Y 2019-20 - Income Tax - F. No. 225/150/2020-ITA-II

F. No. 225/150/2020-ITA-II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes North Block, ITA-II Division New Delhi, the 30 th September 2020 Order under Section 119(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 The date for furnishing of Income-tax returns under section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('Act') for the Assessment Year 2019-20 was 31 st March, 2020. However, on consideration of difficulties being faced by the taxpayers due to COVID-19 pandemic, the said date was initially extended to 30th June, 2020 and subsequently to 31 st July, 2020 and 30 th September, 2020 vide the Taxation and other laws (Relaxations of certain provisions), Ordinance dated 31.03.2020, Notification No.35/2020 dated 24.06.2020 and Notification No.56/2020 dated 29.07.2020 respectively. 2. In this context, on further consideration of genuine difficulties being faced by the taxpayers due to the outbreak of COVID- 19 pandemic, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in exercise of powers conferred under section of the Act, hereby, further extends the date for furnishing of belated and revised returns for the Assessment Year 2019-20 under sub-section (4) and (5) of section 139 of the Act respectively, from 30th September, 2020 to 30th November 2020 . (Rajarajeswari R.) Under Secretary to the Government of India