ITR Filling Deadline- Big news for Indian taxpayers. he Income Tax Department on Monday extended the last date for filing income tax returns (ITR) by one day to September 16 (today). The last date for filing ITR for individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) and those who do not want to get their accounts audited was earlier extended from July 31 to September 15. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement that the last date for filing ITR for the year 2025-26 is being extended from September 15, 2025 to September 16, 2025.
ITR deadline extended
In a statement issued, the CBDT said that to make changes in the utilities, the e-filing portal will be in maintenance mode from 12 am on September 16 to 2.30 pm. 11.48 pm on September 15. The ITR deadline was extended after chartered accountants and common people complained about glitches on the e-filing portal on social media.
The Income Tax Department on Monday said that more than seven crore income tax returns have been filed so far. This has been said amid complaints of glitches on the portal by internet users and demand for extension of the deadline. Following the demand for extension of the deadline, the department has extended the deadline for filing income tax returns (ITR) for the financial year 2024-25 (assessment year 2025-26).
The department wrote on the social media platform X, more than seven crore ITRs have been filed so far and the counting is still going on. The department urged all those who have not yet filed ITR for the assessment year 2025-26 to file their returns. Last year, 7.28 crore ITRs were filed till July 31.
In the past few days, many chartered accountants and others have claimed on social media that there are glitches while making tax payments and downloading AIS (Annual Information Statement) on the income tax portal. Internet users also complained on Monday that they were unable to log in to the e-filing portal.
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Last date for filing ITR
The Income Tax Department had termed a statement circulated on social media on late night of 14 September as fake, which said that the last date for filing ITR has been extended to 30 September 2025. The department requested taxpayers to rely only on the handle of IncomeTax India for any information. The department had said that the last date for filing ITR is September 15 only. However, now it has been extended by one more day.
