Condonation of delay under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in filing of Form No. 10B for Assessment Year 2018-19 and subsequent years - Income Tax - 16/2022

Circular No. 16/2022 F.No.197/89/2022-ITA-1 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi the 19 th July, 2022 Sub: Condonation of delay under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in filing of Form No. 10B for Assessment Year 2018-19 and subsequent years - Reg. In exercise of the powers conferred under section 119(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act'), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) by Circular No.2/2020 [F.No.197/55/2018-ITA-1] dated 03.01.2020 authorized the Commissioners of Income-tax to admit applications of condonation of delay in filing Form No. 10B for AY 2018-19 or for any subsequent Assessment Years where there is delay of upto 365 days and decide on merits. 2. Further to the powers delegated to Commissioners of Income-tax as discussed above, the CBDT hereby directs that where there is delay of beyond 365 days upto three years in filing Form No. 10B for Assessment Year 2018-19 or for any subsequent Assessment Years, the Pr. Chief Commissioners of Income-tax / Chief Commissioners of Income-tax are authorized to admit such applications of condonation of delay under section 119(2) of the Act and decide on merits. 3. The Pr. Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner or Commissioners of Income-tax, as the case may be, while entertaining such applications for condonation of delay in filing Form No. 10B , shall satisfy themselves that the applicant was prevented by reasonable cause from filing such Form within the stipulated time. 4. Further, the Pr. Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, as the case may be, shall preferably dispose the application within three months of receipt of the application. [Sourabh Jain] Under Secretary (ITA-I)