New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) More than 30.75 lakh audit reports were filed for AY 2023-24 on the e-filing portal till the due date of September 30, the Income Tax department said in a statement on Monday.

This includes about 29.5 lakh tax audit reports filed for AY24, besides other audit reports in Forms 29B, 29C, 10CCB, etc, ensuring timely compliance.

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To facilitate taxpayers, extensive outreach programmes were carried out, the I-T department said.

As part of the drive, around 55.4 lakh messages were sent via e-mails, SMSes, social media, besides information messages on the Income Tax portal to create awareness to file tax audit reports and other audit forms within the due date.

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Besides, various user awareness videos were uploaded on the Income Tax website to assist people, the I-T department said.

Such concerted efforts have been helpful for taxpayers and tax professionals in filing audit reports within the due date, as per the statement.

The e-filing helpdesk team handled about 2.36 lakh queries in September, the statement said, adding that the support was provided through inbound calls, outbound calls, live chats, webex, and co-browsing sessions.

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