New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has further extended the date for electronic filing of income tax forms 15CA/15CB till July 15, 2021. The decision has been taken in view of difficulties reported by taxpayers in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB on the portal www.incometax.gov.in.
The CBDT has advised authorized dealers to accept such Forms till 15th July, 2021 for the purpose of foreign remittances. A facility will be provided on the new e-filing portal to upload these forms at a later date for the purpose of generation of the Document Identification Number.
Earlier too, because of the same reason, the CBDT had extended the filing date and decided that taxpayers could submit Forms 15CA/15CB in manual format to the authorized dealer till June 30, 2021.
As per the Income-tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form 15CA/15CB electronically. Presently, taxpayers upload the Form 15CA, along with the Chartered Accountant Certificate in Form 15CB, wherever applicable, on the e-filing portal, before submitting the copy to the authorised dealer for any foreign remittance.
– global bihari bureau
