Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
New Delhi, 14th June, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB

As per the Income-tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form
15CA/15CB electronically. Presently, taxpayers upload the Form 15CA, along with the
Chartered Accountant Certificate in Form 15CB, wherever applicable, on the e-filing
portal, before submitting the copy to the authorized dealer for any foreign remittance

In view of the difficulties reported by taxpayers in electronic filing of Income Tax
Forms 15CA/15CB on the portal http://www.incometax.gov.in, it has been decided that
taxpayers can submit the aforesaid Forms in manual format to the authorized dealers till
June 30th, 2021. Authorized dealers are advised to accept such Forms till June 30th,
2021 for the purpose of foreign remittances. A facility will be provided on the new e-filing
portal to upload these forms at a later date for the purpose of generation of the
Document Identification Number.

(Surabhi Ahluwalia)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT