More than 1 cr ITRs filed till June 26

New Delhi: The income tax department on Tuesday said that over one crore ITRs have been filed till June 26, hitting the milestone faster than last year. The last date for filing tax returns for income earned in 2022-23 fiscal is July 31 for salaried taxpayers and those assesses who do not need to get their accounts audited. In a tweet, the IT department said the one crore income tax return (ITR) filing milestone reached 12 days early this year compared to the corresponding period in the preceding year.

Over 1 cr ITRs have been filed till June 26 this year

"Over one crore ITRs have been filed till June 26 this year compared to one crore ITRs filed till July 8 last year," it said. The department also urged taxpayers to file their ITRs early so as to avoid the last-minute rush.

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