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Professional bodies like ATBA, KSCAA and ICAI urged the government to extend ITR deadlines due to technical glitches and heavy compliance burdens.
For FY 2024-25, the ITR filing deadline is September 15. (Representative Image)
Several professional bodies have urged the Ministry of Finance to extend the Income Tax Return (ITR) filing deadline to October 15 this year. This comes amid ongoing technical issues and glitches on the Income Tax Department’s e-filing portal, which are making compliance difficult for taxpayers and professionals.
For FY 2024-25, the ITR filing deadline is September 15 for taxpayers who don’t need a tax audit for their accounts.
Several professional bodies have raised concerns over the rising complaints of technical glitches on the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department. The Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association (KSCAA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Advocates Tax Bar Association (ATBA) have highlighted the growing hardships in ITR filing in a joint representation. These issues include delayed release of ITR forms, portal errors and overlapping compliance obligations.
ITR Portal Issues Are Causing Major Problems
As reported by ET Wealth, Om Kumar, National General Secretary of ATBA, said, “On behalf of the Advocates Tax Bar Association, I have recently submitted a detailed representation to the Hon’ble Finance Minister requesting an extension of due dates for filing Income Tax Returns and other statutory forms.”
He explained the key difficulties faced this year, such as severe floods disrupting work, delays in the release of updated ITR utilities, regular portal glitches and the added compliance burden during the festive season.
The KSCAA pointed out that essential ITR and audit forms were only released in July and August this year, drastically reducing the time available for filing.
Additionally, pre-filled GST turnover data arrived late, and mismatches in AIS data, along with wrong TDS entries, are making reconciliation with accounts very challenging. Technical glitches like portal downtimes, slow uploads and schema changes are adding to the burden.
Overlap of Deadlines Making Things Worse
The compliance calendar is extremely crowded from July to October, with GST filings, MCA returns and tax audit reports all due at the same time. This has left professionals and taxpayers struggling to keep up.
The ATBA requested that the non-audit ITR deadline be moved to October 15, the tax audit report submission to November 30 and ITR filing in audit cases to December 31, this year.
Central India Regional Council (CIRC) of ICAI also supported the extension, emphasising that the complexities and systemic issues are preventing accurate and timely submissions.
As quoted by the Economic Times, Himank Singla, Chartered Accountant, said, “Professionals are operating under significant workflow pressures, with timelines that do not realistically align with the statutory requirements of accuracy, completeness and quality of reporting.”
The organisations also reminded the government that the Supreme Court has ruled that procedural deadlines should not penalise genuine hardship but advance justice.
A Fair Extension Is Necessary
The professional bodies urged the government to stabilise the e-filing system, provide temporary relief from validation errors, strengthen grievance redressal and engage with stakeholders before imposing new disclosure rules.
They suggested that granting an extension isn’t about convenience but a necessity to avoid incorrect filings and penalties caused by circumstances beyond the control of taxpayers.
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September 11, 2025, 15:25 IST
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