This means that for Financial Year 2016-17, the Income-tax return will be allowed to be filed upto 31st March 2018 (whereas as per earlier law it was allowed upto 31st March 2019).

Are there any tax refunds left for 2016?

The IRS estimates the midpoint for the potential refunds for 2016 to be $861 — that is, half of the refunds are more than $861 and half are less. In cases where a federal income tax return was not filed, the law provides most taxpayers with a three-year window of opportunity to claim a tax refund.

What’s the average income tax refund for 2017?

The IRS estimates the midpoint for the potential refunds for 2017 to be $865 — that is, half of the refunds are more than $865 and half are less. In cases where a federal income tax return was not filed, the law provides most taxpayers with a three-year window of opportunity to claim a tax refund.

How much is the unclaimed tax refund for 2016?

WASHINGTON — Unclaimed income tax refunds worth more than $1.5 billion await an estimated 1.4 million individual taxpayers who did not file a 2016 federal income tax return, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

When is the deadline to file a tax return?

For example, return for FY 2018-19 can be belatedly filed on or before 31-03-2020 only. Therefore, ideally, 31st March, 2018 was the deadline for all the belated tax return filers for the Assessment Years 2016-17 & 2017-18. The ITR of FY 2018-19 (AY 2019-20) can be filed before 31st Aug, 2019.

When to file belated income tax return 2018-19?

Another important point to note is that from the Assessment Year 2018-19, the time limit for filing a revised return rectifying any omission, error etc., made in the original tax return has also been reduced and such revision has to be done on or before the end of the relevant AY.

Is there a time limit to file a revised tax return?

This meant that taxpayers had two years from the end of the relevant financial year (the FY for which the return was filed) to correct the mistake and file a revised return. But the time limit to file a revised ITR was reduced last year. “Starting from last year, the time limit to revise the ITR has been reduced.