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Subject: [globalIndianCAs] NO PENAL ACTION ON ELECTRONICALLY FILED IT RETURNS BEARING
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Date: Monday, 22 December, 2008, 9:32 PM

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Government of India

NO PENAL ACTION ON ELECTRONICALLY FILED IT RETURNS BEARING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DATE STAMP OF 1 ST OCTOBER 2008

Pausa 01, 1930
New Delhi: December 22, 2008

The Central Board of Direct Taxes have ordered that any return of
income for the assessment year 2008-09 filed electronically on 30 th
September 2008, in respect of which the electronic acknowledgement
bears the date stamp of 1 st October 2008, shall be treated as
having been filed within the due date, i.e. 30 th September 2008.

Accordingly, such returns of income shall be eligible for all
benefits of filing of tax returns by the due date and no penal
consequence shall be attracted for failure to file the return by the
due date.

BSC/SS/GN-338