Tax Audit Date Extension- Latest Status of High Courts Appeals

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1. Sheth Ramesh says:

   Tax Audit AY 2015-16 Date Extension Or No Panalty For Submit After Due Date

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   September 26, 2015 at 7:58 pm
2. PKS says:

   HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION BY CBDT AND FINANCE MINISTRY…….

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   September 26, 2015 at 7:42 pm
3. Amar Adiga N says:

   TAX AUDIT HAS MORE IMPORTANCE THAN INDIVIDUAL RETURN FILING. WHEN THE GOVERNMENT EXTENDED THE DATE OF FILING OF INDIVIDUAL RETURNS THEN THE TAX AUDIT DATE SHOULD BE EXTENDED DUE TO LIMITED PERIOD AND THE CALCULATION AND PRESENTATION OF DEPRECIATION AS PER COMPANIES ACT 2013 AND PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDING CASH FLOW STATEMENTS. GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE THOSE ISSUE PRACTICALLY AND DECISION SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY BUT FROM MANY PLACE FROM MANY STATE THE REQUEST FOR THE EXTENSION FOR THE DUE DATE OF FILING RECEIVED TOSTATEMENTS THE GOVERNMENT BUT THE DECISION NOT TAKEN TILL NOW. GOVERNMENT HAS TO EXTENDED THE DATE OF FILING OTHERWISE IT WILL SHOW THAT GOVERNMENT NOT FAVOR FOR THE PEOPLE … KINDLY REQUESTING TO THE GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND THE DUE DATES AND TO SUPPORT THE TAX PAYERS

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   September 26, 2015 at 6:27 pm
4. VAISHALI KAWDIYA says:

   If you must work well, but should be given sufficient time

   So we request to extend the date

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   September 26, 2015 at 4:50 pm
5. shekar says:

   All we are restless from past few weeks and seeking extension, but our finance minister is busy in BCCI Election, all we are very serious and facing many uploading problems but he is not considering our views.
   let he speak and send correct information about extension. whether he is extending due or not ? clarify clearly. Don’s play with our efforts, stress,health and profession.

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   September 26, 2015 at 4:44 pm
6. SUNILGOPALAKRISHNAN says:

   RELUCTANT TO EXTENSION OF DUE DATE
   IS A VERY CRUEL ATTITUDE TO THE TAX COMMUNITY
   AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY

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   September 26, 2015 at 4:44 pm
7. KETAN JOSHI says:

   please give date extension for audit to 31.10.2015. This date is helpful to all people for working perfectly and sententiously. In the time of Shri A B Bajpai Govt. Always given date is 31st Oct of every year that date is suitable for all people.please give the same 31st Oct 2015.

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   September 26, 2015 at 4:25 pm
8. KETAN JOSHI says:

   please give date extension for audit to 31.10.2015. This date is helpful to all people for working perfectly and pesentionly. In the time of Sri A B Wajpai Govt. Always given date is 31st Oct of every year that date is suitable for all people.please give the same 31st Oct 2015. – See more at: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/tax-audit-date-extension-status-high-courts-appeals.html#sthash.5YEyu65E.dpuf

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   September 26, 2015 at 4:21 pm
9. Ravi Narayanan says:

   Today business man condition is very bad to pay the tax. No body having money because there is no business. Now only Everybody is arranging(borrowing) fund for pay tax.Many Business Man not produced the books and records and everybody rushing from 22.09.2015 then how can finalise the accounts. Very difficult sir
   Please extend the time for at least 15 days more

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   September 26, 2015 at 4:13 pm
10. LAKSH MALIK says:

    THREE PILLARS OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
    1) ARTICLE 14 IS ABOUT EQUALITY OF LAW BUT ARE TAX AUDIT ASSESSEES AND TAX AUDIT PROFESSIONAL TREATED SO.
    2) ARTICLE 19 SAYS ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH BUT IS IT KNOCKING THE DOOR OF SO CALLED DICTATORS
    3) ARTICLE 21 SAYS ABOUT RIGHT TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY BUT ARE DECISIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES LEAVE US WITH OPTION TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY.
    THREE ARMS OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY :-
    1) LEGISLATURE WHICH CLEARLY PROVIDES BY ENACTING INCOME TAX LAW THAT 6 MONTHS TIME BE PROVIDED FOR FILING OF TAX AUDIT REPORTS AND INCOME TAX RETURNS.
    2) ADMINISTRATION WHICH IS ENTRUSTED WITH RESPONSIBILITY OF SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE ENACTMENT DOES ACTIVITIES AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE ACT AND UPLOAD E-FORMS AFTER 4 MONTHS OF DELAY.
    3) JUDICIARY WHICH IS LAST RESORT TO PUBLIC FOR GIVING RELIEF DELAYS DECISIONS.

    IS GOVT OF PEOPLE IS REALLY FOR THE PEOPLE.

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    September 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm
11. sanjay malhotra says:

    Sir, Because, last date for individuals extended up to 7th September leaving only 23 days, earlier to it busy in individual returns and depreciation change under the companies Act, lot of holidays in due course, bank closures party not able to deposit challans,Schema for changes still coming, YES IF THE SCHEMA IS GIVEN ON THE FIRST DAY OF STARTING OF ASSESSMENT YEAR WE WILL NEVER ASK FOR EXTENSION.Site will break during the last days. As well as during the current days also has broken and has gone slow number of times. Basically after 7 th we got how many days—-18 days only, excluding sundays and two days EID holiday.

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    September 26, 2015 at 3:56 pm
12. Vijay Baghrecha says:

    CBDT has mentally harassing TAX payer as well as Professional.
    the adjournment taken by them speaks for itself.
    further CBDT just want to delay the extension notification to the last day.
    the Finance ministry as well as CBDT only thinks on monetary term
    ek bar hamari jagah baith ke dekho sahab.

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    September 26, 2015 at 3:50 pm
13. GURJINDER SINGH says:

    DEAR FM JI PLEASE EXTEND DUE DATE OF TAX AUDIT RETURN

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    September 26, 2015 at 3:30 pm
14. ADV. S PRAKASH says:

    Sir, The finance ministry has no control over the CBDT nor the CBDT and its members have any ECONOMIC thinking as they only know how to collect the revenue to the …..??????????as some of our friends have already written in the portal.The Web does not work properly, the server and the software does not co operate each other for smooth filing of the returns,the officers of the department has no co operation among the different sections, for example the CPC is not in control of the CBDT,the CPC will not care for any court order, no respect to the courts, if some thing is to be rectified the CPC tells contact jurisdictional officer the the jurisdictional officer on CPC ultimately the Assessee will suffer. Under these circumstances do you honestly think the 44AB audit is required for the non corporate assessee.If I appoint and CA he has to report as I want and not as he thinks, the form 3CD and 3CB for NIL, NOT APPLICABLE, NO YES etc will not yield any revenue to the government and even all most all CA’s of the INDIA know this,but they does not want to say SCRAP THE 44AB AUDIT as it is a bread and butter for the CA, they just fight with CBDT for extension of the time for filing Tax Audit Reports, and these FM and CBDT will ride on them, a shame full situation. I personally feel that the date should not be extended, but the 44 AB AUDIT FOR THE NON CORPORATE ASSESSEE SHOULD BE SCRAPED. All the trade bodies and associations should unite and raise their VOICE FOR SCRAPING OF THE 44AB AUDIT FOR NON CORPORATE SECTOR.

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    September 26, 2015 at 3:20 pm
15. azhar and co., says:

    Today Karnataka bundh so many assesees shed their businesses particularly in bangalore, tomorrow is sunday if date is not extended it is very much problem we have to face please do the needful and extend the date, for your mistake we are facing the problem we too got family recently because of tension one of our teammate expired, who is responsible for this we too are getting same type of tension.

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    September 26, 2015 at 3:04 pm
16. MAHESH PANDYA says:

    CBDT should extend the date for filing tax audit report & return also. It should be 31st October,2015.A good effort, best wishes from us.

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    September 26, 2015 at 3:00 pm
17. Mohammed Kasim Surty says:

    Sir,

    Tax Audit Due Date should be extended for following Reason.

    1. Late release of ITR due which work should be completed on 31/07/2015 has been completed on 07/09/2015 and we are left only with 23 days to comply with Audit.

    2. Assessee not having cash to discharge there statutory dues.

    3. All festivals came during the month of September due to which assessee was not available to provide details to complete audit.

    4. Income Tax Scrutiny notice compliance of one time appearance has also came in the month of September.

    5. Ganesh Chaturthi is a Major festival of Maharashtra state so forget that u will be able to communicate with the assessee of around 10 days.

    Due to above mentioned reasons due date should be extended further if the government do not want to hampered the quality of audit they should extend the due date to atleast 31/10/2015.

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    September 26, 2015 at 3:00 pm
18. SHRIGANESH N says:

    if any ca or consultant due to this tension died mr. F.M. IS RESPOSIBLE FOR THIS INCIDENT AND COURT GIVE PROPER DECISION THAT TIME

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    September 26, 2015 at 2:40 pm
19. Subhash Dua says:

    Representations and appeals from taxizens are very strong, but no response from government due intoxication of power. it is dangerous for democratic country.

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    September 26, 2015 at 2:01 pm
20. Ashok Patel says:

    If CBDT is so consciuos of meeting the tax collection target, they should issue the instructions for completing all Scrutiny Assessments upto 15-11-2015 with a condition that no extension should be granted

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    September 26, 2015 at 1:46 pm
21. Sharad P Joshi says:

    Latest Schema for Tax Audit Report is updated yesterday : Please check on Department’s Web portal

    IN THIS CASE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE TAX AUDIT REPORTS ALREADY SUBMITTED??????

    ARE THE TAR SUBMITTED BEFORE 24.09.15 ARE VALID OR DEPARTMENT WANT TO RESUBMIT THE SAME WHENEVER THEY UPDATE THE SCHEMA UTILITY??????????

    IS THE DEPARTMENT PLAYING WITH THE PROFESSIONALS??????

    Schema Downloads
    Schema of ITR Forms for AY 2015-16 Archive
    Schema of Forms(Other than ITR)
    Form Schema Release Date Updated on Change Document
    Form 10B – 24/09/2015 Version 1.1
    Form 10BB – – –
    Form 29B – – –
    Form 3CA-3CD 20/08/2014 24/09/2015 Version 1.3
    Form 3CB-3CD 20/08/2014 24/09/2015 Version 1.3
    Form 3CEB – – –

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    September 26, 2015 at 1:28 pm
22. anand jain says:

    AUDIT DATE MUST EXTENDED , DENGU FEVER IN INDIA, LARGE NUMNER NO OF ASSESSEE NOT PRODUCE RECORDS SO THAT INCREASE DATE. & LATE ITR FORMS CBDT UPLOAD INCOME TAX SITE

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    September 26, 2015 at 1:18 pm
23. Prabodhan says:

    Delhi HC has directed CBDT that they should notify ITR forms on or before 1st April from next year.
    But on what basis HC rejected petitioners plea to extend the date this year.
    How come CBDT is right as well as wrong on same point ?

    Once you have found the ground of reality how one can ignore it ?

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    September 26, 2015 at 1:15 pm
24. ashii says:

    I see no hope now of extension now. Happy to prove wrong

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    September 26, 2015 at 1:14 pm
25. Naman agarwal says:

    As on 25th September 2015 my audit has final now I found I have to pay 55550 towards sale tax now three day bank is off or on after three days when bank wwill open there is too rush so I want to get answer by cbdt when I will deposit tax or return

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    September 26, 2015 at 1:12 pm
26. S HARI KRISHNA says:

    Why CBDT extend indivudual it returns for one month i.e.31-08-2005 and again extend 7 days of itr filing

    and

    Why not CBDT extend tar/itr due date upto 31-12-2015 what is the problem

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    September 26, 2015 at 1:02 pm
27. Muthuvel says:

    Pls extend the due date for tax audit for the asst year 2015-16

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    September 26, 2015 at 1:01 pm
28. GRA says:

    India is the only Country where Business men, Traders, and Professionals are treated like under dogs. They are the bread winners of this Nation but whereas all useless politicians/Bureaucrats, who are nothing worth for salt are treated like Kings and maharajas taking decisions unilaterally without consultation. Even World over acclaimed ICAI’s views is ignored. Why India is poor country? Because the mentality of this fellows are poor! It is high Time more and more ICAI/ICSI and CMA members should join Politics only then this type of useless fellows who don’t want to listen / or don’t know public opinion and don’t know ground reality can be thrown out !!!

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:59 pm
29. JITENDRA PADWAL CA says:

    Forms for non audit assessees were not available and the return filing work can only be started after forms were made available. All CA’s were busy in filing non audit returns upto 07.09.2015. When date is extended for July 31st cases( non audit case) upto 7th sept , we lost little available time and left with 23 days. Why this injustice to Tax auditee assessees ? After all ,we want to file after conducting proper audit , thats all. Please do justice to all citizens whether small clients or auditee clients. Why CBDT was not able to notify forms on 1st April? The stress shall be on delay in enabling forms for non audit assessees due to which audit work has to be postponed.

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:54 pm
30. JIGNESH J SHAH says:

    PLEASE EXTEND THE DATE. THE HONOURABLE JUDGES OF COURTS ARE NO AT ALL PRACTICAL IN THEIR APPROACH. IF THEY GIVE DECISION AT 5:00 ON 29/09/2015 THEN THERE IS NO USE AS MAXIMUM OF WORK BY CA’S WILL BE COMPLETED.

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:48 pm
31. Ashish Kumar says:

    Dear Prime minister Modiji,
    please give date extension for audit to 31.10.2015. This date is helpful to all people for working perfectly and pesentionly. In the time of Sri A B Wajpai Govt. Always given date is 31st Oct of every year that date is suitable for all people.please give the same 31st Oct 2015. Thanking you sir

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:43 pm
32. Dharam Vir says:

    Extremely insensitive attitude by FM and CBDT. Never ever expected this from Modi Government, I’m really shocked and sad, they said that it’s people’s friendly government and bring ‘acche din’. By not increasing the due date, the govt is not punishing the assessees but punishing the CAs and Tax Professionals who are working 18-20 hours a day at the cost of their health. They have to bear the real pressure of due date. By increasing 15-30 days, Government will not loose anything, they may charge interest for the same.

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:35 pm
33. MANISH CHULAWALA says:

    Dear Mr. Jaitley, BJP has been elected and given a term of 5 years. However, since many laws such as GST is not passed due to non functioning of parliament, you will get lesser time to perform. Any how, you have to perform by the end of 5 years else you will be voted out. How do you feel? As per your understanding while winning the election you had 5 years but effectively you will be able to work only 1 year if you are able to pass the laws even in the second last year.

    Same is the position of Chartered Accountants. Income TAx Act, 1961 has provided us 180 days to complete the work but due to not proper functioning of the software department of CBDT, forms were released very late.

    What I want is you and CA s are in the same boat and you know our position better. Please hear to a class of professionals who are going to work with you for your dream of nation building for a long time.

    What is loss to the Exchequer… Inflow may come late but it is going to come. Government is not here to earn interest. Compliance will not be compromised.

    There is one gujarati MUHAVARA which is similar to our situation. “Pada na vanke Pakhali ne Daam”

    Hope atleast at end you will listen to the endless request of the professionals

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:35 pm
34. vandita says:

    Thank you taxguru team for seeking our comment on ‘why CBDT should extend the date’ I give my reasons as follows :

    1.The Forms came late.
    This is a country that is full of people with different castes, religion, festivals, ceremonies, etc. It is also a country whose people are facing internal strife, personal challenges, health issues, power cuts, floods, system failures, staff leave and so many other unforseen circumstances. When we had the Time, the Forms were not available…and now when they are available, we have our limitations. In the game of life, we cannot plan how the dice will roll. We should have been given the Forms on 01/04/2015 itself so that all of us could all have had a little leeway;

    2. Increase in Details sought without corresponding increase in TIME :
    The details that are required to be filled into the TAR & ITR4 or ITR6 are a bit too much… TDS, Fixed assets, B/sheet, P/L.
    We have to give them every small thing and all this requires TIME. Actually, the new due date should be Nov, 30

    3. Digital Signature :
    The signature installation takes time, also it works well only with Internet explorer, there are snags at the website….. it takes SO MUCH TIME.

    4. Purpose of Audit is lost :
    We are not machines doing a mechanical job, we need to think, analyse, decide, Report. This cannot be done FAST FAST. It should be done accurately. By pushing us, the quality of work is hugely going to suffer… so WHATS THE WHOLE POINT?

    5. BECAUSE, WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION SAY SO. WHEN WE SAY WE NEED AN EXTENSION…. THEN WE NEED IT. PERIOD. WHY DO WE NEED TO EXPLAIN ALL THIS? DONT YOU BELIEVE US?

    I think it its for us to take the CBDT to court and ask them for a REASON FOR NOT LISTENING TO THE PLEA OF SOOOO MANY PEOPLE. HOW CAN THEY BE SO DEAF?

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:30 pm
35. Raviraj Baikampady says:

    Due date should be extended to February 07, 2016 so as to match the period of six months given in the Income Tax Act to file the returns where books are required to be audited.

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:23 pm
36. Raviraj Baikampady says:

    The Income Tax Act has given a period of six months from April 01 to Sept 30 for filing returns where books are required to be audited. This is a statutory right vested in the assesses by the Income Tax Act. Due to delay in the announcement of ITRs (e-enabled on August 07), this period is artificially curtailed to 54 days if due date remains on Sept 30. This is a clear violation of the provisions of the Act and infringement of the rights of the assesses. CBDT does not have any power to reduce the time period provided in the Act. It is duty bound to keep ITRs and schema ready on April 01 itself. For the failure of the CBDT, assesses are put to trouble. Rights statutorily given cannot be undone and taken by the administration.

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    September 26, 2015 at 12:21 pm
37. D M Chitnis says:

    Essentials of good governance include a fair and reasonable approach on the part of the Govt. towards the plight of the citizens. The Govt. should be people friendly and not treat any section of the society as adversaries. This approach seems to be missing in the present incumbent. There appears to be no logic in granting an extension for non-audit returns and denying the same for audit returns, which are inherently more complex. A time of only 23 days allowed is just not fair.

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:57 am
38. DHIRAJ says:

    MR.F M PLS EXTEND TAX AUDIT DATE

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:47 am
39. JATINDER says:

    PLZ EXTEND I. TAX AUDIT DATE 30.9.2015 TO 31.10.2015

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:44 am
40. JATINDER says:

    MODI SIR , PLZ EXTENTD I. TAX AUDIT EXTEND DATE 30-9-15 TO 31.10.15

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:43 am
41. mahesh chaudhary says:

    tarikh pe tarikh bhagwan kare bihar ke chunabo ki tarikh bhi jetli ki tarikh ki tarah badh jaye .1 tarikh to sab ki aayegi

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:26 am
42. hariprasad.g says:

    When date is extended for July 31st cases( non audit case) upto 7th sept , we lost little available time and left with 23 days.Why this injustice to Tax auditee assessees ? After all ,we want to file after conducting proper audit ,thats all.Please do justice to all citizens whether small clients or auditee clients.

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:25 am
43. CA Anil Agarwal says:

    It is a usual policy of CBDT to keep the stakeholders begging like beggars and then if it feels so giving a extention or relief at its own whims and fancies. While most of the efforts that the CBDT and tax department have taken are welcome in terms of digitisation and constant upgradation in lines with market best policies however it should mainly change its attitude towards taxizens. It is time that we the stakeholders which includes tax practioners and tax payers are treated respectfully and our concerns are properly sorted out. By forcing some decision it does not become right. Before claims are made that the required machinery is in place and there is no need for extention the various issues faced by common people should be carefully considered.

    If the dates can really not be extended due to any reason , proper communication and explanations should be provided from time to time. A press release in dictarion style unilateral when only 10-12 days are in hand is not what a government for the people should be doing.

    People are spending the precious time and energy filing writs and petitions , when in actual the petitioners as well as judiciary can handle many more important things.

    Instead of being adamant if like a prudent government the CBDT would have extended dates by even a small margin like 7 days or 15 days with a note that “it is a one time goodwill gesture and the next time even if the forms are notified late the dates would not be extended.”

    At the same time the main fear in mind of many tax professionals like myself is that the website may change procedures, require a newer version or a java update or runtime environment or security update ( which is greek and latin for layman like me) and mainly the website may not be accessible at all when it is required the most.

    When websites of private companies like yahoo , google with users in thousand multiples of what the government is serving can never hang or go under maintainance, the government vendors have failed to keep up with the pace on this count.

    The tax department should be pro-tax payers and dictarion hitlarism is not what can go on in the globalisation regime that is under way.

    Lastly if the dates cannot be extended what can be simply done like many other tax statutes is that a nominal penalty can be levied on people who are marginally late in fillings instead of cutting of dates harshly.

    Apart whatever decision is taken it should be taken in time, declaring a extention on the second last day or after the date is over is ridiculous and unjust to people who have slogged for hours and hours against people who are careless.

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:21 am
44. hariprasad.g says:

    Today in Bellary Karnataka wea are forced to close the office due to Karnataka BUNDH

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:18 am
45. TADI SATYANARAYANA MURTHY says:

    please extend the due date of tax audits from 30-9-2015 to 31-12-2015

    murthy .tax consultant,kakinada

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    September 26, 2015 at 11:07 am
46. MANOJ KUMAR ABROL says:

    PALISE MODI SIR EXTED 30/09/2015 TO 31/10/2015

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    September 26, 2015 at 10:45 am
47. ashii says:

    This FM was rejected by people of amrirsar, now whole India will reject him

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    September 26, 2015 at 9:43 am
48. VASU says:

    MAY VASHU CHANDER NAGAR BATALA PALISE MODI SIR INCOME TAX RETIRNS EXTED 30/09/2015 31/10/2015 APKO KYA FRAK PARTA HAI HAMARA JINA HARAM HO GYA HAI PALISE MODI SIE PALISE JAEETY SIR

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    September 26, 2015 at 9:08 am
49. ANIL says:

    MODIJI VIDESH SE INDUSTRIES KO INDIA ME AANE KO KAHATE HAI. LEKIN INDIA KE BUSINESS MAN

    AUR UNKE FINANCIAL GAUID CA KI TALIF DUR KARNSE UNKE FM MANA KAR RAHE HAI KYA YASHI

    ACCHE DIN HAI

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    September 26, 2015 at 9:07 am
50. Shahbaz says:

    No body Present for see our problem PM busy in tour FM Busy in Bihar Election, Judicial section not want take risk ICAI President also not relished any Order to Members. we have only one option doing regular 24 hours work and kill self

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    September 26, 2015 at 8:44 am