Income Tax Department’s E-Filing Portal Records 30 Lakh Audit Reports by September 30
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Over 30.75 lakh audit reports including around 29.5 lakh tax audit reports for assessment year 2023-24 have been filed on the e-filing portal till the last date of filing tax audit reports on 30 September 2023.
In this form no. 29B, 29C, 10CCB, etc. also includes audit reports to ensure compliance within stipulated time.
For the convenience of taxpayers, extensive communication programs were implemented. About 55.4 lakh communication programs including information messages on e-mail, SMS, social media, income tax portals were implemented to create awareness among taxpayers about filing tax audit reports and other audit forms within the due date. Various user awareness videos were uploaded on the income tax portal to guide the taxpayers.
This concerted effort has been helpful for taxpayers and tax professionals to file audit reports within the stipulated date.
Despite such a large number of audit reports being filed on the e-filing portal, the portal continued to function smoothly. This has been praised by professionals on various platforms including social media.
The e-filing helpdesk team answered approximately 2.36 lakh queries of taxpayers in September, 2023, helping taxpayers and tax professionals resolve complexities during the filing period. Helpdesk support through inbound calls, outbound calls, live chats, webex and co-browsing sessions.
The helpdesk team also assisted in resolving queries received on the department’s Twitter handle through online response management. Provided them assistance on various issues on a real-time basis. Various webinars related to audit form filling were conducted to guide the tax professionals.
The Income Tax Department is grateful to all tax practitioners and taxpayers for their cooperation in compliance.
