Infosys CEO claims ITR, GSTN websites functioning ‘rather well’

Bengaluru: The revenue tax obligation e-filing as well as GST Network websites are functioning ‘rather well’ as well as the systems are running successfully, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh has actually claimed.

Infosys has actually created both the websites as well as is likewise the backend modern technology assistance carrier. In a meeting, Parekh highlighted the high GST collections, as well as 5.8 crore I-T return filings within the established due date of July 31 to insist that both of these are seeing a substantial favorable influence from the government’s electronic program. The ITR (Income Tax Return) filings have actually been smooth, he claimed. “It is working pretty well at this stage,” Parekh claimed when inquired about I-T efiling as well as GSTN websites.

The customers of the e-filing site had actually experienced troubles when it was introduced on June 7 last year as well as ever since it has actually seen problems occurring on as well as off. Asked if the problems been solved, Parekh attested all those had actually been ironed out. “In fact, July 31 was the deadline and… on the last day, we had something like 70 lakh returns that were filed. And in some of the hours… more than 5 lakh (returns were getting filed) per hour,” Parekh claimed. He likewise claimed that Infosys remains in continuous conversation with customers on what’s occurring on the GSTN as well as tax return site. “On the income tax filings, we had something like 5.8 crore returns that were filed. It was all done on schedule. There was a very smooth experience for the taxpayers. Of those, almost 70 lakh have already been processed… so the systems are working very effectively for the citizens and also for the tax department,” he claimed.