File ITR at earliest as govt not contemplating extension of July 31 deadline: Revenue secretary
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra has asked income tax payers to file their return at the earliest as the finance ministry is not contemplating extension of the July 31 deadline.
“We expect that the filing would be higher than the last year…we are hopeful that it should be more than the last year,” he said in an interview to PTI.
About 5.83 crore income tax returns were filed as on July 31 last year, the last day for filing returns for assessment year 2022-23.
