New Delhi: According to CA Rohit Ruwatia Agarwal who works with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the direct tax committee of the institute has written a letter to the Income-Tax (I-T) Department in which it has raised concerns pertaining to problems faced by tax payers in the country during the process of ITR filing 2024. The letter mentions that there are valid concerns in Form 26AS/TIS/AIS and also in filing ITR forms. In the letter, the institute has mentioned the following points:
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Technical Glitches on Income-Tax e-filing Portal:
Every year, technical glitches are reported by tax payers while filing ITR. And this year is no different. Many tax payers have taken it to social media handles to take out their rant on the I-T Department. A social media user targetted Infosys, co-founder, Narayana Murthy that he is someone who pitches for 70 hours work week but his own company’s work is so redundant regarding management of the income tax filing portal that tax payers have to face so many instances of technical glitches.
Error Messages during ITR Filing 2024
The letter states that during the process of ITR filing 2024, some taxpayers faced a display of onscreen error messages which has led to delays in successful submission of returns. This has augmented their frustration.
OTP Authentication Problem
The letter mentions that there have been instances where the One Time Password (OTP) authentication process doesn’t work properly leading to delays and frustration among tax payers. Sometimes, it shows the OTP entered is wrong or tax filer has mentioned an expired OTP number.
CA Rohit Ruwatia Agarwal’s tweeted the ICAI’s letter on ‘X’ formerly Twitter:
Concerns in relation to Form 26AS/TIS/AIS and in e-filing the ITR Forms raised to @IncomeTaxIndia department by the direct tax committee of @theicai pic.twitter.com/3fbdsgBO3t
— CA. (Dr). ROHIT RUWATIA AGARWAL 🇮🇳 (@ruwatiaofficial) July 12, 2024
Difficulty in downloading filed ITR Receipts
Some taxpayers have also faced problems in downloading acknowledgement of ITRs filed. This keeps them guessing whether they were able to successfully file ITR or not.
Difficulty in accessing Form 26AS/AIS/TIS
The letter states that due to glitches in the tax e-filing portal, many taxpayers have faced difficulty in accessing Form 26AS/AIS. Many a time, they have faced variations in figures of the same nature in TIS and AIS.
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Limited Response Options in AIS/TIS
Its not that the institute has only made complaints in the letter. They also have a word of advice for the I-T Department. The letter says that AIS/TIS portal gives very limited options to the tax payers to choose from in order to give response to information given in the statements. ICAI has advised the tax department to have more options available for the tax payers.
The direct tax committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has written a letter to the Income-Tax (I-T) Department in which it has raised concerns pertaining to problems faced by tax payers in the country during ITR Filing 2024. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
