ITR filing deadline extended: Information about this was given by the Income Tax Department on Social Media X. The department said that the deadline for ITR to be submitted by 31 July 2025 has now been extended to 15 September.
ITR filing deadline extended: The Central Government has given great relief to those filing income tax returns by extending the deadline for filing it. Now the last date for filing ITR for the financial year 2024-25 (AY 2025-26) has been extended from 31 July to 15 September. This means that salaried people and those taxpayers whose accounts do not require audit will now get 46 days extra time. If ITR is not filed by the last date, then a fine of up to Rs 5,000 will be imposed.
ITR deadline extended
Information about this has been given by the Income Tax Department on Social Media X (formerly Twitter). The department has said that the deadline for ITR to be submitted by 31 July 2025 has now been extended to 15 September 2025. This decision was taken due to major changes in the ITR form, the need to show TDS credit correctly and to prepare the system. Filing such a tax return will be accurate and easy. Soon an official notification will also be issued by the department in this regard.
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… pic.twitter.com/MggvjvEiOP
— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) May 27, 2025
Recently, the Income Tax Department has issued all seven ITR forms for the assessment year 20225-26, in which there have been many major changes. It is taking time to update the system to implement them. Utilities are also being tested. For example, ITR-7 for Trust or Charitable Institutions was notified on 11 May, while ITR-1 and ITR-4 for small and medium taxpayers were notified on 29 April.
The CBDT also said that TDS statements, which will be submitted by May 31, 2025, will all start appearing in early June. Due to this, there may be less time to file the return this time, due to which this step has been taken.
Usually, ITR forms are notified around February/March before the end of the financial year. However, this time the facility of filing ITR forms and documents was delayed as the officials of the Revenue Department were busy with the new Income Tax Bill which was introduced in Parliament in February. CBDT said, “In order to make the document filing experience smooth and convenient for the taxpayers, it has been decided that the last date for filing ITR which was originally July 31 has been extended to September 15, 2025.
