ITR Filing: Deadline to file returns will not be increased, but big relief for these taxpayers

ITR Filing Deadline: The Income Tax Department has confirmed that the last date for filing income tax returns for financial year 2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26) will not be extended from 15 September, 2025 today. With this, the Income Tax Department denied the fake report, which was being claimed that the deadline for filling the ITR has been extended by 30 September 2025. The Income Tax Department says that not on these fake news, but rely on the official X handle of the Income Tax Department.

A fake news is in circulation stating that the due of filing ITRs (originally due on 31.07.2025, and extended to 15.09.2025) has been further extended to 30.09.2025.

✅ The due date for filing ITRs remains 15.09.2025.

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Non-audit taxpayers will have to be filled today

Today, non-audit taxpayers will have to file their ITR to avoid any fine. Let us know that the Income Tax Department had earlier extended the last date of filing ITR for financial year 2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26) from 30 July, 2025 to 45 days to September 15, 2025.

However, this deadline was not extended for taxpayers whose accounts are required to be audited such as companies, proprietorship and working partner in a firm. They have to file ITRs for assessment year 2025-26 by October 31, 2025. Earlier, the audit report has to be submitted by 30 September, 2025. So far, the Income Tax Department has not announced any detail in this deadline.

Land waiver option became active

The last date for filling ITR for non-audit taxpayers is today, but if he misses for some reason, then there is nothing to panic in it. The Income Tax Department has activated the option of delayed (Condonation of Delay) on the e-filing portal, giving relief to those taxpayers.

In fact, many times people are not able to file returns on time in emergency conditions such as hospitalization or any other serious reasons in the family, then they have been given the option to file a penalty or late return of a penalty. In such cases, the first applicant will have to appeal to forgive the delay and if the request is accepted, then no penalty will have to be given. However, to avail this facility, you will also have to offer enough evidence. If you have evidence, then you can avail this facility by the end of the assessment year.

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