ITR Filling- Big news for taxpayers. Only a few days are left to file Income Tax Return (ITR). In the year 2025, the government has given some relief to the taxpayers by extending the deadline to 15 September 2025. Usually the last date for filing ITR is 31 July, but this time more time was given due to changes in ITR form, Excel utility and delay in backend preparation.
To which taxpayers is this deadline applicable?
This extended deadline is only for non-audit taxpayers. That is, people whose accounts are not required to be audited. This includes.
Salaried individuals, pensioners and HUFs
People whose income is from salary, house property, capital gains or other sources. Small businessmen and professionals who opt for the presumptive taxation scheme (44AD, 44ADA, 44AE) and whose turnover is below the audit limit.
Will the deadline be extended further?
Many taxpayers feel that the deadline may be extended, but so far there has been no such indication from the Income Tax Department. Therefore, it is advisable that everyone should file ITR before September 15, so that last minute hassles and penalties can be avoided.
How to file ITR?
- To file ITR, taxpayers need to login to incometax.gov.in. After this, authenticate with PAN or Aadhaar and password.
- Go to e-File section and select Income Tax Return.
- Select Assessment Year AY 2025-26 and choose the correct ITR form.
- Check auto-filled data like Salary, TDS, Bank Interest etc.
- Add remaining income or deductions and select old or new tax regime and submit final.
Penalty on late filing
If a taxpayer files ITR after the deadline then a late fee is levied on him. Generally this fee is Rs 5,000. If the total income is less than Rs 5 lakh then the fee will be only Rs 1,000. Apart from this, 1% monthly interest has to be paid on the outstanding tax, which is separate from the late fee.