ITR Filing Deadline- Big news for taxpayers. It is important for every taxpayer to keep in mind the deadline for filing income tax return (ITR). Otherwise, they may have to pay a penalty. This year, the Income Tax Department has extended the tax filing deadline for some taxpayers from 31 July 2025 to 15 September 2025.

But this extension in the deadline is not for all taxpayers. There are many taxpayers for whom the last date for filing ITR is still the old one. It is important for these people to file the return as per the old deadline, otherwise they may have to pay a heavy penalty.

Which taxpayers got exemption in deadline?

This time the government has extended the date of ITR filing for those taxpayers who are not required to get their accounts audited. Most salaried people fall in this category. All these people have now got the exemption to file ITR till 15 September 2025 instead of the old deadline of 31 July 2025.

Why was the July 31 deadline changed?

Usually, the government releases ITR forms in the first week of April and also provides online and offline utilities so that income taxpayers can file their returns on time. But this time, the government released the ITR forms with a delay of about a month. Apart from this, many major changes have also been made in the forms, due to which the utilities also took time to be prepared. That is why CBDT extended the deadline of July 31 with the aim of making compliance and correct reporting easier for taxpayers.

For which taxpayers the deadline was not extended?

Now let’s talk about those people for whom there has been no change in the last date of ITR filing . Such people include those taxpayers who are required to get their accounts audited. Such taxpayers will have to complete the work of submitting their audit report and filing ITR by the pre-determined dates. These dates are:

Last date for submission of tax audit report (Section 44AB) (if transfer pricing is not applicable): September 30, 2025

Last date to file ITR for audited accounts: 31 October 2025

For taxpayers for whom transfer pricing applies: November 30, 2025

Date for filing belated or revised return: 31 December 2025

There has been no change in these dates, so if you fall in the category of taxpayers who are required to get their accounts audited, then file your ITR on the previously fixed deadline. If any taxpayer is unable to file the return by the deadline applicable to him, then there is an option to file belated return till 31 December 2025. But in such a case, a penalty of up to Rs 5,000 may have to be paid.