ITR Filing Start Date For AY 2023-24 and Last Date

Apr 22, 2023 Rajeev Kumar

ITR filing for AY 2023-24 is expected to start soon. Read on to find when you will be able to file Income Tax Return this year and the last date to do so.

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Taxpayers may be able to start filing their returns from the last week of April or in May first week, according to experts.

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However, salaried individuals may have to wait till mid-June to start filing their ITRs.

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The delay in ITR filing start date for salaried is because employers issue Form 16 by mid-June.

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Salaried employees may be able to start filing their returns from mid-June 2023 onwards till July 31.

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The ITR filing this year will be done for the income earned in FY 2022-23, i.e., 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023.

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The last date to file ITR for AY 2023-24 will be July 31, 2023.

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Taxpayers should file their ITRs at the earliest in order to avoid any penalty.

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