Belated ITR, Sept. 17 -- The due date to file ITR has already lapsed on 16 September and more than 7 crore taxpayers have filed their income tax returns this year.

However, during the last leg of the ITR filing season, many taxpayers and CAs complained of the income tax portal being slow and having glitches, which made them unable to file taxes.

The ITR filing deadline was then extended to 16 September from 15 September, to facilitate taxpayers file their income tax returns.

If you have still missed the due date to file ITR, it does not mean you cannot do it anymore as you can still file a belated return.

Any ITR filed after the due date is called a belated return.

According to the Income Tax Department, belated return of income is f...