The income tax department has issued a new e-calendar for the year 2021 having a list of all the important tax-related deadlines.
Designed as the 'Honoring the honest' calendar, the income tax department in an email sent to the taxpayers wrote, "Welcome to a new era where tax system is becoming seamless, faceless and paperless. Every taxpayer is a nation builder. "Here is a calendar to make your tax journey simpler and easier."
Here are all the important dates you should know from income tax in 2021
January
- January 10: Extended due date for Filing ITR for AY 2020-21 for Taxpayers not requiring Audit
- January 15: Date for furnishing various audit reports under the Income-tax Act
- January 15: Quarterly statement of TCS deposited for the quarter ending December 31, 2020
- January 30: Quarterly TCS certificate in respect of tax collected for the quarter ending December 31, 2020
- January 31: Last Date for making Declaration under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme
- January 31: Quarterly statement of TDS deposited for the quarter ending December 31, 2020
February:
- February 15: Extended Due Date for Filing ITR for AY 2020-21 for taxpayers requiring audit
- February 15: Quarterly TDS certificate (other than salary) for the quarter ending December 31, 2020
March:
- March 15: Fourth installment of advance tax for the AY 2021-22
- March 31: Last date for filing belated or revised return of income for AY 2020-21
- March 31: Quarterly statements of TDS/TCS Deposited for Q1 & Q2 of FY 2020-21
- March 31: Last date for payment under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme without additional levy
- March 31: Last date for Linking Aadhaar with PAN
May:
- May 15: Quarterly statement of TCS deposited for the quarter ending March 31, 2021
- May 31: Quarterly statement of TDS deposited for the quarter ending March 31, 2021
- May 31: Due date for furnishing of statement of financial transaction u/s 285BA in respect of FY 2020-21
June:
- June 15: First installment of advance tax for AY 2022-23
- June 15: TDS Certificate-Form 16 to employees (in respect of salary paid) for AY 2021-22
- June 15: Quarterly TDS certificate (other than salary) for the quarter ending March 31, 2021
July:
- July 15: Quarterly statement of TCS deposited for the quarter ending June 30, 2021
- July 30: Quarterly TCS certificate for the quarter ending June 30, 2021
- July 31: Quarterly statement of TDS deposited for the quarter ending June 30, 2021
- July 31: ITR for AY 2021-22 for all assessees other than (a) corporate assessee or (b) non-corporate assessee who is liable to get his accounts audited or (c) assessee who has entered into an international or specified domestic transaction
August:
- August 15: Quarterly TDS certificate (other than salary) for the quarter ending June 30, 2021
September:
- September 15: Second installment of advance tax for AY 2022-23
- September 30: Audit Report for AY 2021-22 in case of assessee who has not entered into an international or specified domestic transaction
October:
- October 15: Quarterly statement of TCS deposited for the quarter ending September 30, 2021
- October 30: Quarterly TCS certificate for the quarter ending September 30, 2021
- October 31: Quarterly statement of TDS deposited for the quarter ending September 30, 2021
- October 31: ITR for AY 2021-22 for assessees (not having an international or specified domestic transaction) who is (a) corporate assessee or (b) non-corporate assessee whose books are required to be audited
- October 31: Audit report for AY 2021-22 in respect of assessee having an International or specified domestic transaction
November:
- November 15: Quarterly TDS certificate (other than salary) for the quarter ending September 30, 2021
- November 30: ITR for AY 2021-22 in respect of assessee having an international or specified domestic transaction
December:
- December 15: Third instalment of advance tax for AY 2022-23
