There is big news for taxpayers. If you are going to log in to the Income Tax E-Filing website for any work, then this news is important for you.
ITR Filing Services: If you are a taxpayer then it is important for you to know this news. Because the e-filing website will be down for 2 days. The Income Tax Department wishes to inform all taxpayers that due to regular maintenance activity, services on the e-filing portal will be temporarily available from 2 pm on Saturday, February 3, 2024 to 6 am on Monday, February 5, 2024. Will not remain. The department said, therefore, make your action plan keeping the date and time in mind. The purpose of this maintenance is to improve the website and provide a better experience to the users while using the Income Tax e-filing services.
Taxpayers services restricted
The Income Tax Department posted a statement on the social media platform (X) and wrote that please note that due to maintenance related to technical upgradation of the system, taxpayers services on the e-filing portal will remain restricted. Please make your action plan keeping this in mind.
During this time, taxpayers should avoid accessing the portal or doing any tax-related activities. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed the government’s efforts to improve taxpayer services while presenting the interim budget on Thursday. He highlighted the changes being made in the old system to bring more transparency and accountability in this process.
The process of filing tax returns is now easier
The Finance Minister said that measures like introduction of updated income tax returns, Form 26AS and earlier filing of tax returns have significantly simplified the process of filing tax returns, resulting in an average processing time of 93 days in 2013-14. It has reduced to only 10 days in the current year. The Finance Minister assured that these reforms help in processing refunds faster, which benefits taxpayers.
