The Central Board of Direct Taxes has determined to additional lengthen the due date for submitting these ITRs for AY 2025-26 from fifteenth September, 2025, to sixteenth September, 2025. The e-filing portal, it mentioned, would stay in upkeep mode from midnight to 2.30 am on Tuesday to allow adjustments within the utilities.
In a giant reduction to taxpayers, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on late Monday evening prolonged the deadline to file the Earnings Tax Return (ITR) for AY 2025-26 to September 16 (Tuesday). The Earnings Tax division tweeted, “The due date for submitting of Earnings Tax Returns (ITRs) for AY 2025-26, initially due on thirty first July 2025, was prolonged to fifteenth September 2025. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has determined to additional lengthen the due date for submitting these ITRs for AY 2025-26 from fifteenth September, 2025, to sixteenth September, 2025. The e-filing portal, it mentioned, would stay in upkeep mode from midnight to 2.30 am on Tuesday to allow adjustments within the utilities.
In line with the Earnings Tax division, a report 7.3 crore ITRs have been filed until September 15, 2025, surpassing final yr’s 7.28 crore. In Might, the division introduced an extension for submitting ITRs for Evaluation 12 months (AY) 2025-26 (for earnings earned within the monetary yr 2024-25). This extension modified the deadline from July 31 to September 15 as a consequence of obligatory updates to the ITR kinds.
These updates additionally required adjustments to the submitting instruments and back-end techniques.
ITR filings have elevated constantly in recent times, indicating enhanced compliance and a broader tax base. For AY 2024-25, a report 7.28 crore ITRs had been filed by July 31, 2024, in comparison with 6.77 crore for AY 2023-24, marking a 7.5 per cent improve from the earlier yr.
Customers complain of glitches
Many chartered accountants and people have posted on social media about issues with the Earnings Tax (I-T) portal. They reported points with making tax funds and downloading the Annual Data Assertion (AIS). On Monday, customers complained that they might not log into the e-filing portal.
Earlier, the Earnings Tax Division cautioned taxpayers a couple of faux message doing the rounds on social media and messaging platforms. The false declare means that the deadline for submitting Earnings Tax Returns (ITRs), initially set for 31 July 2025 and later prolonged to fifteen September 2025, has now been additional prolonged to September 30, 2025. Clarifying the matter, the division mentioned that the official final date for submitting ITRs continues to be September 15. The division added, “Taxpayers are suggested to rely solely on official @IncomeTaxIndia updates (sic).”