New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Saturday said that the date for filing of income-tax returns (ITR) for Financial Year 2019-20 has been extended till November 30.


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"Understanding and keeping in mind the times that we are in, we have further extended deadlines. Now, filing of ITR for FY 2019-20 is extended to November 30," it said.



This comes just a couple of days after the central government extended the deadline for filing revised income-tax returns (ITR) for 2018-19 fiscal till July 31, 2020. 


Deductions can be claimed under various sections such as 80C (for life insurance (LIC), public provident fund (PPF), national savings certificate (NSC) equity-linked saving scheme (ELSS), among others.


The I-T department had also extended the deadline for furnishing of TDS/TCS statements for FY 19-20 and extended the issuance deadline of TDS/TCS certificates for FY19-20 till August 15.


“Understanding the current times that we are in, we have further extended deadlines. Now, furnishing of TDS/TCS statements for FY 19-20 extended to July 31, 2020,” said the Income Tax Department.


“Issuance of TDS/TCS certificates for FY 19-20 extended to August 15, 2020,” it added.


The date for linking Aadhaar with PAN has also been extended to March 31, 2021.