{"id":9811,"date":"2017-07-31T17:56:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itatonline.org\/info\/?p=9811"},"modified":"2017-07-31T17:56:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:26:58","slug":"taxpayers-fume-as-cbdt-makes-mockery-of-digital-india-dreams-with-faulty-website-on-due-date-of-filing-roi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/info\/taxpayers-fume-as-cbdt-makes-mockery-of-digital-india-dreams-with-faulty-website-on-due-date-of-filing-roi\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxpayers Fume As CBDT Makes Mockery Of \u2018Digital India\u2019 Dreams With Faulty Website On Due Date Of Filing ROI"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CBDT had to again face the embarrassment of having to extend the due date for filing returns of income because its website crashed. The question is that if this is the sorry state of affairs with regard to an important statutory requirement, what can one expect from so-called Digital India? <\/p>\n

Facebook sparkles despite 1.28 billion people logging in daily … <\/h3>\n

The website statistics<\/a> of Facebook are simply mind-boggling. <\/p>\n

1.28 billion people across the Globe log in daily to upload photos, chat with friends and indulge in other frivolous activities. <\/p>\n

Five new profiles are created every second. Photo uploads total 300 million per day. Every 60 seconds 510,000 comments are posted, 293,000 statuses are updated, and 136,000 photos are uploaded. 4.75 billion pieces of content is shared daily. <\/p>\n

However, despite all the colossal traffic, Facebook works flawlessly. The pages open in a split second, wherever in the World one may be.<\/p>\n

The examples can be multiplied ad nauseam. Amazon.in, Flipkart.com and other websites also sparkle when the traffic surges due to \u2018Billion day sale\u2019, \u2018Independence Day sale\u2019 and what not. <\/p>\n

… However, Income-tax website crumples with slight increase in traffic <\/h3>\n

In contrast, the income-tax department, which boasts of a taxpayer base not exceeding four or five crore individuals, is notorious for its non-performance, especially on the due date for filing returns. <\/p>\n

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Insult to injury <\/h3>\n

However, the chaps managing the income-tax department stayed blissfully unaware of the hardships being faced by the taxpayers. <\/p>\n

Instead, they mechanically and mindlessly sent out tweets reminding people that today is the “last day” for filing the return. Even the difference between “last day” and “due day” was lost sight of. <\/p>\n

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Attention Taxpayers!
Last day today!
Don't forget to file your Income Tax Return by 31st July,2017 for F.Y.2016-17.<\/p>\n

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n