Income Tax- New Tax e-filing website launched : ITR e-filing 2.0 new portal launched details – check link, features, benefits

Income Tax -New Tax e-filing website launched :  The Income Tax Department has launched the new e-filing website for Income Tax Returns (ITRs) on Monday, June 7, 2021. The new e-filing portal can be accessed at http://www.incometax.gov.in. It comes with new features which are expected to make the ITR process much smoother and faster.

PRESS RELEASE

New, Taxpayer-friendly e-filing Portal of the Income Tax Department To Be Launched on 7th June, 2021

Several New Features Introduced

Free of Cost ITR Preparation Interactive Software Also Available

New Call Centre For Taxpayer Assistance

The Income Tax Department is launching its new e-filing portal www.incometax.gov.in on 7th June, 2021. The new e-filing portal is aimed at providing taxpayer convenience and a modern, seamless experience to taxpayers. Some of the highlights of the new portal are detailed hereunder:
 New taxpayer friendly portal integrated with immediate processing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) to issue quick refunds to taxpayers;
 All interactions and uploads or pending actions will be displayed on a single dashboard for follow-up action by taxpayer;
 Free of cost ITR preparation software available with interactive questions to help taxpayers for ITRs 1, 4 (online and offline) and ITR 2 (offline) to begin with; Facility for preparation of ITRs 3, 5, 6, 7 will be made available shortly;
 Taxpayers will be able to proactively update their profile to provide certain details of income including salary, house property, business/profession which will be used in pre-filling their ITR. Detailed enablement of pre-filling with salary income, interest, dividend and capital gains will be available after TDS and SFT statements are uploaded (due date is June 30th, 2021);
 New call center for taxpayer assistance for promt response to taxpayer queries. Detailed FAQs, User Manuals, Videos and chatbot/live agent also provided;
 Functionalities for filing Income Tax Forms, Add tax professionals, Submit responses to Notices in Faceless Scrutiny or Appeals would be available.

• Press Release regarding : New, Taxpayer-friendly e-filing Portal of the Income Tax Department To Be Launched on 7th June, 2021

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It is clarified that the new tax payment system will be launched on June 18th, 2021 after the advance tax instalment date to avoid any taxpayer inconvenience. The mobile app will also be released subsequent to the initial launch of the portal, to enable taxpayers to get familiar with the various features. Familiarization with the new system may take some time, so, the Department requests the patience of all taxpayers/stakeholders for the initial period after the launch of the new portal and while other functionalities get released since this is a major transition. This is another initiative by CBDT towards providing ease of compliance to its taxpayers and other stakeholders.

The new customer-friendly portal integrated with immediate processing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) will facilitate faster refunds for taxpayers, it added. All interactions and uploads or pending actions will be displayed on a single dashboard for follow-up action by the taxpayer on the new portal.

The I-T department said, free of cost ITR preparation software will be available with interactive questions on the new system to help taxpayers for ITRs 1, 4 (online and offline) and ITR 2 (offline) to begin with; Facility for preparation of ITRs 3, 5, 6, 7 will be made available shortly. Taxpayers will be able to proactively update their profile to provide certain details of income including salary, house property, business, profession which will be used in pre-filling their ITR.

Detailed ennoblement of pre-filling with salary income, interest, dividend and capital gains will be available after TDS and SFT statements are uploaded (due date is June 30, 2021). The new system will also include a new call center for taxpayer assistance for prompt response to taxpayer queries. Detailed FAQs, User Manuals, Videos and chatbot/live agent also provided. Functionalities for filing Income Tax Forms, Add tax professionals, submit responses to notices in faceless scrutiny or Appeals would be made available.

We are as excited about the new portal as our users!
We are at the final stages in the roll-out of the new portal and it will be available shortly. We appreciate your patience as we work towards making it operational soon.#NewPortal

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) June 7, 2021