What does the new characteristic supply?
As per an FAQ from the Income Tax Department, the ‘e-Proceedings’ tab on the e-filing portal makes it simple to reply on-line to any notices, intimations, or letters from the tax division.
Changes within the e-proceedings tab: What’s new
According to chartered accountant Tarun Kumar Madaan, two adjustments have been made to the e-filing portal to assist taxpayers discover their tax proceedings sooner:
– Less scrolling: The Income Tax Department has launched separate pages, so that you not must scroll endlessly to discover a particular continuing. Before this modification, navigating by way of a number of proceedings was tedious and susceptible to glitches.
– Improved filters: New filters allow you to search by continuing standing, evaluation yr, continuing date, discover date, and different standards. This manner, you possibly can rapidly discover and reply to the proceedings you want.
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Divya Jokhakar, Partner at B.D. Jokhakar & Co., said that earlier than this replace, when a taxpayer clicked ‘filter,’ that they had to decide on the evaluation yr and the standing of the continuing. With the new replace, taxpayers or their approved representatives can choose a number of choices to extra simply perceive and handle a number of proceedings below the Income-Tax Act, 1961.
Source: CA Tarun Kumar Madaan as quoted by ET
How to make use of the ‘e-Proceedings’ tab
First, log in to the ITR e-filing portal with your credentials. Then comply with these steps:
1. Go to the ‘Pending Actions’ tab and click on on ‘e-Proceedings.’
2. If there aren’t any e-Proceedings, the web page will probably be empty. If you’ve any pending ones, they are going to be listed. You can use the filters to search out and choose the proceedings you want.
Source: CA Divya Jokhakar as cited by ET
Why this replace issues
Madaan says that the new updates to the ‘e-Proceedings’ characteristic on the Income Tax e-filing portal assist taxpayers and their approved representatives entry and reply to notices, intimations, or letters from the Income Tax Department.
“These enhancements are particularly beneficial for taxpayers where the Income Tax department opens multiple proceedings; these features simplify navigation and ease the management of bulk proceedings,” he explains.
