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The Income Tax Department extended the ITR filing deadline for FY2024-25 to September 15, 2025, for non-audited taxpayers. Audited accounts must file by October 31, 2025.
Income Tax Filing Deadline 2025
ITR 2025 Deadline: Individual taxpayers who don’t require audit must hurry up to file their income tax return (ITR) filing for FY2024-25 (Assessment year 2025-26) as only 15 days are left for the deadline, September 15, 2025. Once it’s over, they need to pay a penalty and can’t avail some benefits like offset of losses or carry forward.
The Excel utility for ITR forms from 1 to 7 is now available. Moreover, taxpayers can choose ITR forms depending on requirements and eligibility to complete their tax duties on the income tax portal.
The income tax department has extended the deadline for the ITR filing for FY2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26) for 45 days to September 15, 2025, from July 30, 2025. This new due date applies to individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) and other taxpayers whose accounts don’t require auditing.
The CBDT ascribed the extension to the extensive changes implemented in the notified ITRs, citing the time needed for system readiness and the rollout of Income Tax Return (ITR) utilities for Assessment Year (AY) 2025–26.
Why Taxpayers Shouldn’t Wait For Last Date/Week?
It is prudent to file ITR before the last date. Near the end of the deadline, the portal may witness a surge in filing by taxpayers, as those who have been delaying the filing will turn to do so before the deadline.
During that time, the portal may face technical glitches, outages, and longer buffering due to overload. Thus, it’s better to complete your tax duties as soon as possible.
Read More: ITR Filing 2025 Deadline: CCTAX Seeks Extension Amid Technical Glitches, Heavy Workload
September 15 Deadline For Those Who Don’t Require Audit
The tax department has extended the deadline for those taxpayers who don’t require audit to file the taxes. The changes in income tax forms, new slabs under new income tax and capital gain taxes have prompted the department to extend the dates.
Who Can File ITR By October 31, 2025?
Taxpayers whose accounts need to be audited—such as companies, proprietorships, and working partners in firms—have until October 31, 2025, to file their income tax returns (ITR) for the financial year 2024-25 (assessment year 2025-26).
Before they can do that, they must ensure their audit report is submitted by September 30, 2025. As of now, the Income Tax Department has not announced any extension to this deadline.
Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst…Read More
Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst… Read More
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