This week, ‘income tax audit report due date’ was among the top keywords on Google Trends as taxpayers and tax professionals kept demanding an extension of the deadline on social media and otherwise. The reason was technical difficulties on the Income Tax Department’s e-filing portal .

Chartered accountants and tax professionals reported that login failures, slow servers, and difficulties accessing crucial documents like the Annual Information Statement (AIS) on the e-filing portal were making it difficult to upload tax audit reports on time.

The matter became so serious that writ petitions were filed in the Karnataka High Court and Rajasthan High Court. Both high courts directed the CBDT to grant a one-month extension.

CBDT’s decision

Following this pressure and court recommendati

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