In a press release dated 14th June, 2021, CBDT has relaxed the taxpayers from electronic filing of Form No. 15CA and Form No. 15CB and allowed them to submit the aforesaid Forms in manual format to the authorized dealers till June 30th, 2021. This has been done in view of the difficulties reported by the taxpayers in the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA and Form 15CB on the e-filing portal www.incometax.gov.in.
In other words, CBDT grants relaxation in the electronic filing of Form 15CA and Form 15CB in view of difficulties reported by taxpayers in the filing of forms online on the new e-filing portal http://incometax.gov.in.
The forms can be submitted in manual format to the authorised dealers till 30th June, 2021. The same needs to be uploaded online at a later date when the same will be functioning on the new e-filing portal.
Read the full text of the Press Release dated 14th June 2021 on manual filing of Form 15CA and Form 15CB till 30th June 2021
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
New Delhi, 14th June, 2021
PRESS RELEASE
Relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB
As per the Income-tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form 15CA/15CB electronically. Presently, taxpayers upload the Form 15CA, along with the Chartered Accountant Certificate in Form 15CB, wherever applicable, on the e-filing portal, before submitting the copy to the authorized dealer for any foreign remittance.
In view of the difficulties reported by taxpayers in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB on the portal www.incometax.gov.in, it has been decided that taxpayers can submit the aforesaid Forms in manual format to the authorized dealers till June 30th, 2021. Authorized dealers are advised to accept such Forms till June 30th, 2021 for the purpose of foreign remittances. A facility will be provided on the new e-filing portal to upload these forms at a later date for the purpose of generation of the Document Identification Number.
(Surabhi Ahluwalia)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT
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