I-T Deptt. makes history, over 49.29 lakh ITRs filed in a single day on Aug. 31, 2019

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New Delhi : The Income Tax ( I-T) Department has made history with a quantum jump in the e-filing of Income–Tax Returns (ITRs) with an all time high record of over 49.29  lakh ITRs filed in a single day on August 31, 2019.

This has perhaps created a history as the tax administration nowhere in the world has achieved such huge online e-filing ITRs in a single day and that too so smoothly; with the IT department actively interacting with taxpayers on social media to help them resolve their grievances and e-filing related queries and getting accolades in return.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on September 1, 2019, releasing the data on e-filing of ITRs for which last date of submission was August 31,  2019, said that this is a remarkable achievement as taxpayers are experiencing a whole new facet of the I-T department which is not only taxpayers’ friendly but also is of a facilitator providing informational assistance with the pre-filled forms and handholding e-filers besides being proactively responsive on social media to help and guide taxpayers.

The CBDT said that setting new records in e-filing on August 31,  2019, the peak filing rate per second was at 196 ITRs and peak filing rate per minute was at 7,447 ITRs while peak filing rate per hour was at 3,87,571 ITRs. The Information Security team of IT department thwarted over 2,205 malicious attacks on the website aimed at disrupting services in the peak period, according to a PIB release.

The CBDT said that out of the 5.65 crore ITRs filed so far, 3.61 crore ITRs have been verified. A large number of taxpayers -about 2.86 crore (79%) have opted for e-verification, mostly using Aadhaar OTP. The I-T Department intends to carry out campaigns to increase awareness about e-verification of ITRs where verification is still pending.