the calendar year 2021 is coming to an end and with that brings among other things moneyrelated tasks one should complete before december 31 2021 here are four personal finance deadlines to keep in mind and complete before december 31income tax return filing deadline for fy202021 the government has extended the income tax return itr filing deadline for the fiscal year 202021 to december 31 2021 the itr deadline has been extended twice first from the usual deadline of july 31 to september 30 2021 and then to the current deadline of december 31 the deadline has been moved due to the glitches on the new income tax portal which had made it difficult for many taxpayers to complete their itr filing processaccording to a press release issued by the central board of direct taxes cbdt the due date of furnishing of return of income for the assessment year 202122 which was 31st july 2021 under subsection 1 of section 139 of the act as extended to 30th september 2021 vide circular no92021 dated 20052021 is hereby further extended to 31st december 2021click here for all the help you need to file your itr if you are yet to do it now although there are calls from many quarters for an extension of the itr filing deadline one should not wait till the last minute to complete the process what with the various issues being faced by itr filers on the new tax filing portal it is advisable to file as soon as possible also read why itr filing deadline for fy 202021 may be extended beyond december 31 2021 for individualshowever due to some reason you cannot file your itr before the deadline click here to find out what happens if you miss the itr filing deadline also read what happens if you miss the itr filing deadlinelast date to submit jeevan pramaan certificate the deadline for government retirees to submit their annual life certificate also known as jeevan pramaan patra has been extended until december 31 2021 it is critical for retirees to submit their life certificates on time in order to continue receiving their pensionalso read how pensioners can give annual life certificate here are 5 ways to submit jeevan pramaanalso read all you need to know about submitting annual life certificate onlinehowever if you are an member of the employees provident fund epf then you have more time click here to read more deadline to get your demat trading accounts kyc compliantthe securities and exchange board of india sebi extended the deadline for making demat and trading accounts kyccompliant to december 31 2021 from september 30 2021as per a circular issued by sebi in april 2021 the depositories ie nsdl and central depository services ltd cdsl are required to ensure that six important kyc attributes are updated in the existing demat trading accountsa demat trading account holder is required to update the following kyc attributesa nameb addressc pand valid mobile numbere valid email idf income