Now file Income Tax Return at your nearest post office

 Now file Income Tax Return at your nearest post office

Income-Tax Department has made it easier for taxpayers to file their returns. Taxpayers can file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) at Common Services Centres (CSC) of their nearest post offices. India Post already announced the development giving a big relief to many.

India Post announced the same from its official Twitter handle on July 14, it said, “now no need to travel far to file your income tax returns. You can easily access income tax return services at your nearest post office CSC counter”.   

Post Office’s CSC counters spread across the country offer a number of financial services such as postal, banking, and insurance services to the people through a single point. These Post Office CSC counters offer a number of government services and information. The government also provides several other electronic services to the people under the Digital India programme.

Taxpayers can use Post Office CSCs in addition to the new income tax website https://www.incometax.gov.in./. Most users are comfortable filing online but a few who may not be as tech-savvy can use Post Office CSC to file their ITRs.

The new income tax portal 'www.incometax.gov.in' was launched on June 7 amid reports of glitches. as it continued to face tech glitches, which prompted Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to call a meeting on June 22 with officials of Infosys which has developed the new website.