Tax

The Income Tax Department is a government agency undertaking direct tax collection of the Government of India. It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance.

ITR filing deadline for FY 2019-20 extended to Nov 30, Form 16 to be received by June 30

The government, on May 13, 2020, announced the extension of the income tax return (ITR) filing deadline for FY 2019-20 to November 30, 2020 from July 31, 2020. The extension has come after the government, in March, extended various income tax-related deadlines for individuals to June 30, 2020 via an ordinance dated March 31, 2020.