Extension of Due Date of Furnishing of Electronic Tax Audit Report to 31st Oct 2013

Circular only relating to Electronic Furnishing of Tax Audit Report but Assesee has to furnish tax audit report to Assessing officer on or before due date.

F.No. 225/117/2013/ITA.II

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes

Dated- 26th September, 2013

Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act. 1961.

CBDT in exercise of power under sec 119(2)(a) of the IT Act, 1961 read with Sec 139 and Rule 12, has decided to relax the requirement of furnishing the Report of Audit electronically as prescribed under the proviso to sub-rule (2) of Rule 12 of the IT Rules for the Assessment Year 2013-14 as under-
(a) The assesses, who are presently finding it difficult to upload the prescribed Reports of Audit (as referred to above) in the system electronically may also furnish the same manually before the jurisdictional Assessing Officer within the prescribed due date.
(b) The said Report of Audit should however be furnished electronically on or before
31.10.2013.

Rohit Garg

Deputy-Secretary to Government of India

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