CBDT Extends due date of filling Wealth - Tax return from July 31, 2015 to Aug - 31, 2015

F. No. 328/08/2015-WT

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Direct Taxes

New Delhi, dated the 27^th July, 2015

To

All Pr. Chief Commissioners of Income Tax

Subject : Extension of due date of filling Return of wealth for A.Y. 2015-16- clarification

In terms of Explanation to sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Wealth-tax Act 1957, ‘due date’ of filling Return of wealth in relation to an assesse under the Wealth-tax Act shall be the same date as that applicable to an assesse under the Income-tax Act under the explanation to sub-section (1) of Section 139 of the Income-tax Act.

2.   Central Board of Direct Taxes vide order under section 119 of the Income-tax Act  F. No.225/154/2015/ITA-II dates 10.6.2015 has extended the ‘due date’ for filling Return of Income for assessment year 2015-16 in respect of assesses falling under clause (c) of explanation 2 of sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Income-tax Act from 31.7.2015 to 31.8.2015. In view of the same, the ‘due date’ for filling Return of wealth by such assesses for assessment year 2015-16 also stands extended from 31^st July 2015 to 31^st August 2015.

3.   This issues with the approval of ‘Chairperson, CBDT.

(Ekta Jain)

Deputy Secretary (OT)

Copy to :

1. Database Cell, CBDT with a request to upload on irsofficers online website.
2. ADG(Systems)-IV with a request to upload on incometaxindia.gov.in website.
3. Guard File

(Ekta Jain)

Deputy Secretary (OT)