In a representation dated 19th September 2024, CA Barkha Agarwal, President of the Direct Tax Professionals Association (DTPA), along with other committee members, raised concerns over technical difficulties encountered on the Income Tax e-filing portal. These issues, including slow performance, login failures, frequent timeouts, and submission errors, have hindered taxpayers and professionals from uploading tax audit reports ahead of the 30th September 2024 deadline. The disruptions are causing distress and may lead to delays in compliance, potentially affecting a large number of users. The letter requests urgent intervention from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to resolve these technical issues, ensuring the portal functions smoothly for timely submissions. Copies of the representation have also been sent to the Hon’ble Finance Minister and the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in West Bengal and Sikkim for their consideration.
Direct Tax Professionals Association
URGENT
Ref. No. DTPA/Rep/24-25/001
19th September, 2024
To,
The Chairman,
Central Board of Direct Taxes,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block,
New Delhi-110001
Respected Sir,
Sub: Humble Representation Regarding Technical Issues Faced on Income Tax Portal Affecting Tax Audit Filings Before Due Date
We hope this letter finds you in good health. We are writing to bring to your kind notice a matter of urgent concern regarding persistent technical issues being experienced on the Income Tax e-filing portal, which are affecting the ability of taxpayers and professionals to submit tax audit reports ahead of the due date, which is set for 30th September 2024.
Over the past several days, numerous stakeholders, including tax professionals and taxpayers, have reported difficulties in accessing and uploading the necessary documents on the portal. These issues include the following:
1. Inability to log in to the portal or extremely slow performance, causing significant delays.
2. Frequent timeouts and errors during the process of uploading tax audit reports.
3. Intermittent outages leading to loss of progress during submission, requiring multiple attempts.
These disruptions are causing considerable distress to taxpayers and professionals who are trying to comply with the statutory requirements within the stipulated timeline. With the tax audit report submission deadline fast approaching, these technical challenges may result in an unprecedented backlog and unnecessary hardships for all involved.
We sincerely request your intervention to ensure that the portal functions optimally, allowing users to seamlessly log in, upload, and submit the Tax Audit Reports.
We believe that timely action on this matter will greatly assist taxpayers and professionals in fulfilling their obligations without unnecessary stress.
We humbly request your Honour to kindly consider this representation as early as possible.
Thanking your honour in anticipation,
CA BARKHA AGARWAL
PRESIDENT
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ADV NARAYAN JAIN
CHAIRMAN – REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE
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CA SANJAY BAJORIA
CHAIRMAN – DIRECT TAX COMMITTEE
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CC to :
1. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Hon’ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
Government of India
Department of Revenue
North Block
New Delhi – 110001
[email protected]
2. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax,
West Bengal & Sikkim
Aayakar Bhawan
Kolkata
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