Income Tax Department launches new Tax E-Filing Website
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The Income Tax Department was launched a new E-Filing with a host of new features for taxpayers.
The new URL - https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
While several users complained about social media that convinced features were captivating longer than normal to consignment in the new porch, others praised the new conveniences.
Users and taxpayers will be able to use all the features smoothly very soon, a senior department official said.
'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 department said in a message posted on Twitter.
It also thanked users for 'being patient with us during our transition to the new e-filing portal'.
The Department, states, “The e-filing 2.0 went live at 8:45 pm today and represents an important milestone in our constant endeavor to make the compliance experience more taxpayer-friendly. The home page of the new website said 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.”
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which frames policies for the tax department, had on Saturday said while the new website will be launched on Monday, features like the online tax payment system and a mobile app will be activated only on June 18.
The Department, added, “The new portal is integrated with immediate processing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) to issue quick refunds to taxpayers, and all interactions and uploads or pending actions will be displayed on a single dashboard for follow-up action by the taxpayer, the CBDT had said about the latest website.
It will also have a free ITR preparation software with interactive questions to help taxpayers file ITRs 1, 4 (online and offline) and ITR 2 (offline) to begin with, and the facility for preparation of ITRs 3, 5, 6, and 7 will be made available shortly.”
Taxpayers will be able to proactively modernize their outline to offer certain details of their income, counting wages, house assets and business/profession, which will be used in pre-filling their ITR in the new web portal.