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CBDT has extended the deadline for filing income tax returns. File
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for filing income tax returns (ITRs) for the financial year 2024-25 to September 15 from the earlier deadline of July 31, 2025, citing the numerous changes that the forms have undertaken and the time taken to update the systems.
“The notified ITRs for AY 2025-26 have undergone structural and content revisions aimed at simplifying compliance, enhancing transparency, and enabling accurate reporting,” the CBDT said in a release on Tuesday (May 27, 2025). “These changes have necessitated additional time for system development, integration, and testing of the corresponding utilities.”
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The announcement comes following significant outrage on social media among the chartered accountant community, who complained that the government had not yet released the software utilities to enable the filing of the ITRs.
“In view of the extensive changes introduced in the notified ITRs and considering the time required for system readiness and rollout of Income Tax Return utilities for Assessment Year 2025-26 (financial year 2024-25), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to extend the due date for filing returns,” the official release added.
The original due date of July 31, 2025, has been extended to September 15, 2025, it added, saying a formal notification on this would be released shortly.
Published – May 27, 2025 05:44 pm IST
