Follow us on - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseem-aggarwal-1b365549/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/aseemaggarwal92 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aseem252 Blog - https://aseemconsult.blogspot.com/ Several individuals who filed their returns after 31 July have been charged a late filing fee of ₹ 5,000 under Section 234F of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The penalty has been charged erroneously since the due date for filing returns for individuals has been extended to 30 September. Multiple technical faults have emerged in the new income tax portal launched on 7 June including the erroneous penalty. For such individuals, experts recommend filing a rectification request online. However this should be done after such requests are enabled by the new income tax portal, they added. "The due date for individuals not subject to audit has been extended from 31st July to 30th September 2021. If due to an error in the system...