ITR filing last date extended from July 31, 2025, for FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26): Check the new date here
The Income Tax Department announced this via a post on X (formerly known as Twitter). As per the post, "Kind Attention Taxpayers! CBDT has decided to extend the due date of filing of ITRs, which are due for filing by 31st July 2025, to 15th September 2025. This extension will provide more time due to significant revisions in ITR forms, system development needs, and TDS credit reflections. This ensures a smoother and more accurate filing experience for everyone. Formal notification will follow."
— IncomeTaxIndia (@IncomeTaxIndia) Chartered Accountant Ashish Niraj, Partner A S N & Company, says, 'This extension is a welcome step as today on 27th May 2028, till 5 PM, ITR is not available to be filed on the Income Tax Portal. Even AIS is not getting fetched properly in many cases. Now, as the Income Tax Department is taking time to enable the filing of Income Tax Return on the portal, this extension will give relief to professionals and taxpayers both."
The ITR filing of July 31, 2025, applies to most general categories of taxpayers. This includes most salaried employees and all those taxpayers whose accounts are not required to be audited. Salaried employee will get 46 days extra to file their income tax returns. A penalty of up to Rs 5,000 will be applicable if the ITR is not filed by the last date.
Also read: Taxpayers should avoid filing ITR before June 15
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified the reasons for extending this due date. As per CBDT, "The notified ITRs for AY 2025-26 have undergone structural and content revisions aimed at simplifying compliance, enhancing transparency, and enabling accurate reporting. These changes have necessitated additional time for system development, integration, and testing of the corresponding utilities. Furthermore, credits arising from TDS statements, due for filing by 31st May 2025, are expected to begin reflecting in early June, limiting the effective window for return filing in the absence of such extension."
The tax department further said, "In view of the extensive changes introduced in the notified ITRs and considering the time required for system readiness and roll-out of Income Tax Return (ITR) uilities for Assessment Year (AY) 2025-26, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to extend the due date for filing returns.""Accordingly, to facilitate a smooth and convenient filing experience for taxpayers, it has been decided that the due date for filing of ITRs, originally due on 31st July 2025, is extended to 15th September 2025. A formal notification to this effect is being issued separately. This extension is expected to mitigate the concerns raised by stakeholders and provide adequate time for compliance, thereby ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the return filing process," said the CBDT in the post on X.
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