circular no. 6/2025 extension of due date for furnishing return of income for the assessment year 2025 26 · 27 May 2025

F. No. 225/205/2024/ITA-II
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
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Circular No. 06/2025
New Delhi, dated 27th May, 2025

Subject: - Extension of due date for furnishing return of income for the Assessment Year 2025-26- reg.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in exercise of its powers under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ( 'the Act'), extends the due date of furnishing of Return of Income under sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act for the Assessment Year 2025-26 in the case ofassessees referred in clause ( c) of Explanation 2 to sub-section ( 1) of section 139 of the Act, which is 3 pt July, 2025 to 15th September, 2025.

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(Dr. Castro Jayaprakash.T)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Copy to:

1. PS to F .M./ PS to MoS (F).
2. PS to Revenue Secretary.
3. Chairman (CBDT)& All Members ofCBDT.
4. All Pr. CCsIT/CCsIT/Pr. DGsIT/DGsIT.
5. All Joint Secretaries/CsIT, CBDT.
6. Directors/Deputy Secretaries/Under Secretaries of CBDT.
7. Web Manager, with a request to place the order on official lncome-t~ ebs:-1
8. CIT (M&TP), Official Spokesperson of CBDT with_a reque~t to pubhc1ze wi e Y·
9. JCIT, Data Base Cell for placing it on irsofficersonlme.gov.m.
10. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, IP Estate, New Delh1.
11. All Chambers of Commerce.
    1·2. Them ard~il.

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(Dr. t ast .niya rakash. T)
Under Secretary to the Government of India