In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 (TLA Act, 2020) has extended various due dates of compliances. The due dates so extended by the TLA Act, 2020 have been extended again on multiple occasions by the CBDT.
The CBDT has again extended the due dates for certain compliances and has also announced to provide tax exemption for the expenditure incurred by the taxpayers on COVID-19 treatment. Further, the ex-gratia or any compensation received by the family members of any person who succumbed to COVID-19 will be exempt from tax.
The impact of new notifications and circulars on various time barring dates and certain compliance of the Income-tax Act are discussed in the below paragraph.
