{"id":400,"date":"2023-04-07T16:43:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/?p=400"},"modified":"2023-04-07T16:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:43:13","slug":"sample-letter-to-ito-income-tax-officer-request-for-condonation-of-delay-in-filing-income-tax-return-itr-beyond-the-statutory-due-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/sample-letter-to-ito-income-tax-officer-request-for-condonation-of-delay-in-filing-income-tax-return-itr-beyond-the-statutory-due-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Sample Letter to ITO (Income Tax Officer) &#8211; Request for Condonation of Delay in Filing Income Tax Return (ITR) beyond the Statutory Due Date"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Your Name] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Your Address]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> [City, State, ZIP Code]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> [Date]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wealth4india.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Income Tax Officer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> [Name of the Income Tax Officer]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> [Address of the Income Tax Office]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> [City, State, ZIP Code]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/incometaxindia.gov.in\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subject: Request for Condonation of Delay in Filing Income Tax Return (ITR) beyond the Statutory Due Date<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Sir\/Madam,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am writing to bring to your attention the delay in filing my Income Tax Return (ITR) for the assessment year [mention the relevant assessment year] within the statutory due date of [mention the due date as per the Income Tax Act]. I sincerely apologize for the oversight on my part, and I would like to request for condonation of the delay in filing my ITR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I understand that as per the Income Tax Act, filing the ITR within the prescribed due date is a statutory requirement, and any delay may attract penalties or consequences. However, due to [mention the reason for the delay], I was unable to file my ITR within the stipulated time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I assure you that it was not intentional, and I deeply regret the delay in complying with my tax obligations. I have always been a law-abiding citizen and have promptly filed my ITR in the past years. This delay was an exception, and I take full responsibility for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I request your kind consideration in condoning the delay in filing my ITR and waiving any penalties or consequences that may arise due to the delay. I have now filed my ITR, and I am ready to pay any applicable taxes, interest, or late filing fees, if any, as per the Income Tax Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused due to the delay in filing my ITR and assure you that I will be more diligent in complying with my tax obligations in the future. I request your kind understanding and favorable consideration in this matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have attached the necessary documents, including my ITR, for your reference. Please let me know if any further information or clarification is required from my end. I am ready to cooperate fully and promptly to rectify the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your positive response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yours faithfully,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caalokkumar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your Name<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incometaxindia.gov.in\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[Your PAN Number]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> [Contact Number]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> [Email Address]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Your Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Date] The Income Tax Officer [Name of the Income Tax Officer] [Address of the Income Tax Office] [City, State, ZIP Code] Subject:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-income-tax-act-1961"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":401,"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400\/revisions\/401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caalokkumar.com\/my-writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}