New income tax e-filing website launched

The new e-filing website of the Income Tax Department was launched on Monday with a bunch of latest options for taxpayers.

The new URL http://incometax.gov.in changed the long-existing http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in, and it went stay at 8:45 pm, the tax division stated in a tweet.

While some customers complained on social media that sure options have been taking longer than traditional to load within the new portal, others praised the brand new services.

Users and taxpayers will be capable of use all of the options easily very quickly, a senior division officer stated.

“We proudly present to our valued taxpayers, the new e-filing portal. Designed with your convenience in mind, the portal offers features to make your e-filing experience smoother, simpler & smarter. You Come First, Always,” the division stated in a message posted on Twitter.

It additionally thanked customers for “being patient with us during our transition to the new e-filing portal”.

“The e-filing 2.0 went live at 8:45pm today and represents an important milestone in our constant endeavour to make the compliance experience more taxpayer friendly,” the tax division stated.

The dwelling web page of the brand new website stated the “e-filing 2.0” is an “all new portal with features that make e-filing easier for you!” “The portal has been developed as a mission mode project under the national e-governance plan.

“The objective of this portal is to provide a single window to the income tax related services for taxpayers and other stakeholders,” it stated.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which frames insurance policies for the tax division, had on Saturday stated whereas the brand new website will likely be launched on Monday, options like the net tax fee system and a cellular app will likely be activated solely on June 18.

The new portal is built-in with instant processing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) to concern fast refunds to taxpayers, and all interactions and uploads or pending actions will likely be displayed on a single dashboard for follow-up motion by the taxpayer, the CBDT had stated concerning the newest website.

It may even have a free ITR preparation software program with interactive questions to assist taxpayers file ITRs 1, 4 (on-line and offline) and ITR 2 (offline) to start with, and the ability for preparation of ITRs 3, 5, 6 and seven will likely be made out there shortly, the division had stated in a press release.

Taxpayers will be capable of proactively replace their profile to supply sure particulars of their income, together with wage, home property and enterprise/career, which will likely be utilized in pre-filling their ITR within the new net portal.

Detailed enablement of pre-filling with wage income, curiosity, dividend and capital good points will likely be out there after TDS (tax deducted at supply) and SFT (assertion of economic transaction) statements are uploaded (due date June 30, 2021), it added.

A brand new name centre for taxpayer help can also be deliberate, and the portal may have detailed FAQs, person manuals, movies and chatbot/stay agent.

Functionalities to fill income tax kinds, add tax professionals and submit responses to notices in faceless scrutiny or appeals could be out there, the CBDT had stated.