Extension of ITR Filing Due Date for AY 2025-26 · 27 May 2025
CBDT press release · 27 May 2025
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CBDT extends the due date of filing of ITRs which were due for filing by 31st July 2025
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The Central Board of Direct Taxes extends the due date for filing Income Tax Returns for Assessment Year 2025-26. This extension applies to taxpayers with an original filing deadline of 31 July 2025. The new deadline for these returns is 15 September 2025. The authority grants this extension to allow for system readiness and the rollout of updated return utilities. The changes to the return forms require additional time for development and testing. The extension also accounts for the timing of tax deducted at source credits. Taxpayers now have until 15 September 2025 to complete their filings.
What you must do
- File Income Tax Returns for Assessment Year 2025-26 by 15 September 2025.
Key dates
- Original due date for filing ITRs
- 31 Jul 2025
Document text
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
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New Delhi, 27th May, 2025
Press Release
CBDT extends the due date of filing of ITRs which were due for filing by 31st July 2025.
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.
In view of the extensive changes introduced in the notified ITRs and considering the time required for system readiness and rollout of Income Tax Return (ITR) utilities 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.
(V. Rajitha)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy) &
Official Spokesperson, CBDT
Source details
- Source
- Central Board of Direct Taxes / Income Tax Department
- Type
- press release
- Published by source
- 27 May 2025
- Issuing division
- Central Board of Direct Taxes
- Coverage area
- direct-tax