obtaining a ds can take up to 12 weeks the fees charged for issuing a ds depend on the vendor and the validity period the cost of obtaining a class ii ds could range from rs 300 to rs 2000 while efiling has certainly made the taxpayers life simpler certain hiccups such as slow downloading and uploading do crop up at times one of the drawbacks of this system is that it does not guide you with helpful tips and information points out punebased chartered account vaibhav sankhla besides the portals functioning gets disrupted even if minor typographic errors such as extra spacing between the words or usage of an incorrect date format occur says pricewaterhousecoopers executive director sandip mukherjee people who do not have the time or patience to file their returns directly through the official website can opt for the services offered by efiling specific portals like taxsmile and taxspanner who promise to simplify the procedure further for a fee starting from rs 250 a year they arrange for a ds as well taking this route could make your task easier these portals provide useful inputs and tools that can guide the users properly says mr sankhla you can also courier your itrv to their offices which will in turn submit the form at the local it offices marking the culmination of the returnfiling process however if you happen to miss the bus this time you have an option of filing a belated return till march 31 2010but if the return is filed after march 31 2009 you may have to shell out penal charges of up to rs 5000 if your papers are picked up for assessment by the taxman moreover if any tax remains unpaid the tax payer will also be liable to pay a penal interest of 1 per cent per month on the amount of unpaid tax from the date immediately following the due date ie july 31 2008 till the day the tax amount is finally paid