Income tax e-filing portal suffers major outage ahead of July 31 ITR deadline

The Income Tax Department’s e-filing portal reportedly suffered a major technical outage on Friday afternoon, leaving taxpayers, chartered accountants (CAs), and tax advocates unable to upload Income Tax Returns (ITRs). The prolonged disruption has triggered widespread concern, with the July 31 deadline for filing ITRs in Forms 1 and 2 fast approaching.

According to chartered accountants and tax practitioners, the portal became inaccessible in the morning and remained largely non-functional for most of the day. As a result, thousands of taxpayers across the country were unable to file their returns or complete other compliance-related tasks.