The IT payers have been raising issues regarding the glitches faced during filing their income tax returns as they alleged that the portal was not working.
They have also trended hashtags all over twitter, and tagged the accounts of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Income Tax Department among others to demand the extension.
As the deadline to file income tax returns for the assessment year 2022-23 is nearing, the pleas and demands to extend the same has been on the increase.
Taxpayers have been trending hashtags, including #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately which has garnered over 5,000 posts now, and have been citing income tax portal glitches to demand the extension.
The last date to file ITR for AY22-23 is July 31, which is this Sunday and the government has not issued any notification to indicate an extension for ITR filing. This is the first time in three years that ITR filing deadline has not been extended.
