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Utilities for efiling ay 2015-16

Jairam Amrith (Director) (42 Points)

07 May 2015

We are 7 weeks into the new Finacial Year, but the so-called "Departmental Utilitities" are still not availableon the Income Tax Dept's e-filing website. Any idea when they will appear ?

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Deepak Gupta (CA Student) (15922 Points)
Replied 07 May 2015

After notifying the additional requirements (like bank details, foreign travel etc.) in the new ITR forms for A.Y. 2015-16, the govt. faced severe criticism from experts and others. Then, after all the hullabaloo, the govt. decided to reconsider the additional compliance requirements.
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Currently the new ITR forms are under revision and the FM has said that the govt. is coming with simplified forms soon.

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CA AnKiT BoHrA (AB) (Manager) (25955 Points)
Replied 08 May 2015

Exactly we are in second week of may.. Stil not able to file returns....!!!

All IT Payers must have the facility to file return on 1st april for preceding years

PANKAJ KUMAR (PROFESSIONAL) (168 Points)
Replied 08 May 2015

It shows the inefficiency of CBDT to release ITR form & utilities in time. We are still far behind in this direction whatever the reason may be.

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The Income Tax Department has been awarded ‘Prime Minister’s award for excellence in Public Administration’ for ‘Easy Tax Compliance through Quality Service’. Encouraged by this I hope it releases all utilities next year in time on 1/4/2016. :)

Jairam Amrith (Director) (42 Points)
Replied 09 May 2015

Surely, they must commit to a date for release of utilities for AY 2015-16, shouldnot be later than 15 May 2015, what is the point of efiling and all that if the tax authority is so laggard.

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Jairam Amrith (Director) (42 Points)
Replied 12 May 2015

This is the "solution" given by IT efiling Helpdesk, the guy seemed genuinely at a loss regarding what was happening up the line ;

Solution:-
Dear Tax Payer,
Thank you for contacting E-Filing Helpdesk.
As per your request, kindly wait for some time to get IT Return preparation utilities in the website for A.Y 2015-16
Thanks & Regards,
E-Filing Helpdesk

Jairam Amrith (Director) (42 Points)
Replied 14 May 2015

Per Update of 22/04/2015 on e-Filing home page, the Authority states "CBDT has notified ITR 1 ITR 2 and ITR 4S for AY 2015-16.......", but a few lines down in same para it's stated "Departmental utilities shall be made available shortly". Why the delay in releasing the "utilities" when the forms have been "notified' ? It is completely mystifying..

Rahul Babhale (article) (55 Points)
Replied 06 June 2015

IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO FILE ITR ONLINE FOR A.Y. 15-16?

Varma (Senior Process Executive) (305 Points)
Replied 08 June 2015

from 3rd week of june it is available.

A K Jain (Service) (160 Points)
Replied 18 June 2015

CBDT has yet to give revised forms but we have to give account no. & IFS code no. of all bank accounts ,it is clarified.

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Jairam Amrith (Director) (42 Points)
Replied 18 June 2015

Thanks, but do NRIs have to provide details of their accounts overseas ?

Jairam Amrith (Director) (42 Points)
Replied 19 June 2015

We are almost at the end of the 3rd week of June,but the revised utilities for e-filing ITRs for AY 2015-16 are yet to be posted. The delay is deplorable, and unacceptable, but then the IT department is a law unto itself !!.