NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday extended the deadline for several compliances under the
direct tax
and
benami property laws
, including allowing assessees to invest in public provident fund, NSC and other tax-saving instruments up to July 31 and claim credit in the income tax returns for the
last financial year
.
In addition, the deadline for
filing returns
, original as well as revised, for financial year 2018-19 ha