Clarifying that there was no extension in the deadline of Wednesday (30 September 2015) for filing of Income Tax returns and audit reports by entities, the union finance ministry on Monday (28 September 2015) warned against a “fraudulent” order in circulation which says that the last date has been extended beyond the deadline of September 30.
“It has been brought to the notice of the government that a fake order dated September 26 supposedly under section 119 of the Income-Tax Act 1961 under the signature of one Upmanyu Reddy, under secretary to the government of India, is in circulation.
“The fake order extends the due date for filing of audit report under section 119 of the Income-Tax Act to October 15,” an official statement said here.
“It is clarified the order is fraudulent. The government has not extended the due date for filing of returns and audit report due by September 30. Taxpayers and practitioners are advised not to give any credence to the fraudulent order purportedly signed by one Upmanyu Reddy,” it added.
Thus, the taxpayers have to be cautious and submit their IT returns by 30 September 2015, wherever such returns were to be submitted by that date. It is always desirable that one should check for such extensions on the official website of the Income Tax department or that of the Finance Ministry, instead of relying on fake orders circulating on Internet.
