India’s Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to Launch E-Filing Portal

India’s Income Tax Appellate Tribunal said Monday it will launch an e-filing portal in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

• “The facility of e-filing shall enable an economical and seamless filing of appeals and applications by the parties before the Tribunal, without being affected by the scourge of coronavirus and maintaining social distancing,” the announcement said.
• The tribunal called the portal “yet another milestone” in its transition to digitization. Procedures and guidelines will soon be announced, it said.
• The portal will be ready to start after a mandatory security audit, which is underway, the tribunal said.
• The ITAT ...