With the beginning of August, a big question has arisen for crores of taxpayers of the country whether the deadline for filing income tax return (ITR) can be extended this year as well? For the past few days, there has been a discussion on social media as well as among experts and tax consultants whether the government will extend the last date for ITR filing, or will the extended deadline of 15 September 2025 remain final.
For the financial year 2024-25 (assessment year 2025-26), the Income Tax Department has extended the last date for filing ITR from 31 July to 15 September 2025. The reason for this was said to be major changes in the ITR form, delay in updating the digital system and to provide a better experience to taxpayers. According to experts, this time the extension has been extraordinary, because the deadline was not extended for the last three years.
Some tax experts say that various technical changes and online-offline utility of some ITR forms (such as Form 5, 6, 7) have not been released yet. In such a situation, it is very possible that taxpayers associated with these forms may get further extension. At the same time, for most common taxpayers like salaried class or small businessmen, the last date of September 15 is currently valid. When this question was asked to CA Dr. Suresh Surana, he said that the time limit for filing ITR may be extended, although no statement has come from the government on this yet.
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