new delhi the income tax department on monday said it will open 264 special counters from july 2131 in the capital and national capital territory region to accept returns from individual taxpayersthe income tax department would set up 264 special counters to receive income tax returns at mayur bhawan and pragati maidan for the benefit of taxpayers income tax delhi circlei chief commissioner meenakshi singh told reportersthe mayur bhawan counters will be operational from july 2123 and from july 2627 while the pragati maidan counters will be open from july 2831she further the department expects to receive over 5 lakh returns in these two camps compared to 45 lakh last year the last day for filing returns is july 31i advice the public not be wait for the last day july 31 to file their returnshelp desks will be available to help taxpayers fill in their returns and guide them to the correct counters she addedto make filing of returns easier for senior citizens and differentlyabled persons separate counters will be made available to them she said adding electronically filed returns should be sent by ordinary post to the departments centrallised processing centre in bangaloreto ensure that taxpayers receive their refunds quickly they should mention the permanent account number complete postal address for correspondence bank account number micr code the 9digit number given at the bottom right side of cheque book and tax deduction account number tan of the employer or tax deductorshe said it takes around nine months for processing and getting refunds