Due Date for furnishing Return of Income Extended for Jammu Kashmir

Due Date for furnishing Return of Income Extended for Jammu Kashmir

F.No. 225/268/2014/ITA.II
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

North-Block, ITA.II Division
New Delhi, the 28th of November, 2014

Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act. 1961

              Considering the devastation due to floods in the State of Jammu & Kashmir,the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) and in continuation to the earlier order under section 119 of the Act dated 16.09.2014, hereby further extends the ‘due date’ of furnishing return of income from 30th November, 2014 to 31st March, 2015, in cases of Income- tax assessees in the State of Jammu & Kashmir which are covered under clause (a) or clause (aa) of Explanation 2 to sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act.

           The ‘due date’ for obtaining and furnishing reports of audit for the assessees in the State of Jammu and Kashmir under various provisions of the Act pertaining to such returns of income is also extended to 3l March, 2015.

(Richa Rastogi)
Under-Secretary to the Government of India