In a relief to individual taxpayers, the income tax department on Thursday extended the last date for filing tax returns by one month.
The due date for filing the income tax returns has been extended to 31 August from 31 July, the income tax department said in a statement.
This will be a relief for taxpayers who are yet to file their tax returns as from this year, as per a budget provision, late filing of tax returns will attract a penalty of up to ₹10,000.