The Finance Ministry has suspended the facility of e-filing of income tax returns, as security certification for the Income Tax Department’s website is not yet in place. In an official statement here on Monday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said: “Pending completion of the certification procedure, the e-filing facility for AY [assessment year] 2010-11 has been suspended…The facility is expected to be renewed very shortly.”
The I-T department has initiated the process of renewing the security certificate of its e-filing portal, which expired on May 8, 2010, the statement added.
“The suspension of e-filing of returns,” the CBDT said, “will not affect taxpayers as the earliest date for submitting tax returns for AY 2010-11 is July 31, 2010. The e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department remains fully secure and the lapse of the security certificate does not mean its security features are slackened or compromised.”
The security certification provided by specialised agencies indicates that adequate safeguards have been taken to protect data from unauthorised access.
the heading of article mis lead the tax payers and misunderstanding that the entire process of e filing is suspended. hence please correct the heading and re issue the article.
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Tuesday said the facility of online filing of income-tax returns has been restored after procuring security certification for the Income-tax department’s website. “The security certification of the I-T department’s internet portal, which had lapsed on May 8 2010, has been renewed. The e-filing facility for assessment year 2010-11 has now been restored,” an official release said. It further said that taxpayers can now efile income tax returns for AY2010-11 without any difficulty. On Monday, the finance ministry said it had temporarily suspended the facility for e-filing of income tax returns, as it could not procure a security certification for the I-T department’s website in time. The security certification, which is provided by specialised agencies, indicates that adequate safeguards have been taken to protect data from unauthorised access.
Curtsy: The Economic Times 20th May 2010