FURNISH ITR-V THROUGH ORDINARY POST ONLY

As earlier notified that from this year(AY 2009-10) onwards,the assessee who has filled their Income Tax return online without digital signature have to furnish ITR-V form to Income Tax Department.CPC,Post bag No-1,Electronic City Post office,Banglore-560100 with 30 days from uploading of the return at e filing portal.means Now you can not submit the ITR-V to your local Income tax office.Further The return will also be processed at centerlised cell at Bangalore.Income Tax department has issued a press release that ITR-V can only be submitted through ordinary post .As per rules if ITR-V is not submitted within 30 days then return will be deemed to be not filed and if ITR-V is submitted after 30 days then return will deemed to be filed on the date of furnishing of ITR-V .

After this press release no assesse can assure that his ITR-V has reached at department or not .so my suggestion to Income tax officials is to show some indication/confirmation  on e filing site in person account that ITR-V has reached at Banglore office/or through mail otherwise there will be many dispute where assessee will claim that he has furnished the ITR-V and department will counter his claim.Kindly have a look on the press release .and record your comment

Furnishing of ITR-V

Press Release

Please furnish the Form ITR-V to the Income-tax, Department, CPC, Post Bag No. 1, Electronic City Post Office, Bangalore - 560100, Karnataka BY ORDINARY POST ONLY within thirty days after the date of transmitting the data electronically.

ITR-V sent by Speedpost, Registered Post or Courier will not be accepted.

No Form ITR-V shall be received in any other office of the Income-tax Department or in any other manner.


NOTE:(update on 05.07.2009)Income tax department has now added a Link in efiling site under my account tab "e filing processing status" by which you can know status of your return read more here

Update 27.01.2010
ITR-V filing Date has been extended to 31.03.2010 read more Labels: ITR V STATUS, ITR-V, LATE FILING OF ITR-V

Thursday 2 July 2009