On consideration of difficulties reported by the taxpayers and other stakeholders due to COVID and in electronic filing of various reports of audit under the provisions of the Income-tax Act,1961 (Act), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in the exercise of its powers under Section 119 of the Act, provides relaxation in respect of the following compliances vide Circular No. 01/2022 dated 11/01/2022
📢The due date of furnishing of Report of Audit (Tax Audit) for the Previous Year 2020-21 is hereby further extended to February 15, 2022;
📢The due date of furnishing of Report from an Accountant by persons entering into international transaction or specified domestic transaction under section 92E of the Act (Transfer pricing audit) for the Previous Year 2020-21, is hereby further extended to February 15, 2022;
📢The due date of furnishing of Return of Income (Audit applicability case) for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which was October 31, 2021 is hereby further extended to March 15, 2022;
📢The due date of furnishing of Return of Income (Transfer pricing Audit applicability case) for the Assessment Year 2021-22 is hereby further extended to March 15, 2022.
📢Clarification 1: It is clarified that this extension shall not apply to Explanation 1 to section 234A of the Act, in cases where the amount of tax on the total income as reduced by the amount as specified in clauses (i) to (vi) of sub-section (1) of that section exceeds one lakh rupees.
📢Clarification 2: For the purpose of Clarification 1, in case of an individual resident in India referred to in sub-section (2) of section 207 of the Act, the tax paid by him under section 140A of the Act within the due date (without extension under Circular No.9/2021, Circular No.17/2021 and this Circular) provided in that Act, shall be deemed to be the advance tax.
Circular No. 01/2022 dated 11/01/2022