'No changes, no difficulties', CBDT rubs off incorrect social media reports that claimed changes in ITR forms

New Delhi, July 17: Citing to the incorrect social media reports claiming that the taxpayers were facing difficulties in filing return of income in ITR-2 and ITR-3 due to large scale changes in the ITR form in July, the Central Board of Direct Taxes on Tuesday has clarified that no changes had been made in any of the Income-tax Return forms for 2019-20. 

 

 

It also stated that the software utility for e-filing of all the ITR forms has been released long back. “The utility for e-filing ITR-2 and ITR-3 was released on May 2 and on May 10 respectively. However, the software utility update is a dynamic process and is continuously taken up as per the feedback received from the filers to ease their experience in electronic filing of returns”, the statement read.

 

Further clarifying that the updating of utility does not hamper filing of return, the CBDT said that the taxpayers were allowed to file using the utility which was available at that point of time.

 

“The updation in utility of ITR forms is based on feedback and mainly aimed at easing the compliance burden of the taxpayers by facilitating easier e-filing. This would substantially reduce the efforts of taxpayers in filling of return forms”, it added.

 

Signing off the clarification note, the CBDT reiterated that there were no changes in the notified ITR forms and that only the utility had been updated to facilitate the taxpayers.