Most of the income tax filers in the country who delay their tax filing are below 30 years of age,says a study.
It also noted that late filing was not a function of complexities related with the tax filing process as 96 per cent of late filers had no other income except salary.
As per the findings of the India Tax Ratio 2012 report by TaxSpanner,an online income tax return filing portal,56 per cent of Indias late income tax filers are below 30 years of age and only 17 per cent of people above the age of 36 years file their returns late.
While 50 per cent of Indians file their taxes in the last month of July,around 46 per cent of salaried employees file their taxes in the last week of July.