CBDT extends ITR filing due date for AY 2025-26 to 15 September 2025
The Central Board of Direct Taxes on 27 May 2025 extended the due date for filing Income Tax Returns for AY 2025-26, originally 31 July 2025, to 15 September 2025.
Summary
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) extended the due date for filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for Assessment Year 2025-26 from 31 July 2025 to 15 September 2025, the Ministry of Finance said on 27 May 2025. The CBDT cited extensive structural and content changes in the notified ITR forms and the time needed for system readiness and rollout of ITR utilities. It also noted that credits from TDS statements due by 31 May 2025 would start reflecting only in early June. A formal notification was to be issued separately.
Key facts
- Announced
- 27 May 2025, CBDT
- Assessment year
- AY 2025-26
- Original due date
- 31 July 2025
- Extended to
- 15 September 2025
- Reasons
- Revised ITR forms; utility readiness; TDS credits from statements due 31 May
Practice MCQs 2 questions
To which date did CBDT extend the due date for filing ITRs for AY 2025-26 that were originally due on 31 July 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 15 September 2025
The due date was extended from 31 July 2025 to 15 September 2025.
Consider the following statements about the ITR due-date extension announced in May 2025: 1. It was made by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. 2. One reason cited was structural and content revisions in the notified ITR forms. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the extension was by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Statement 2 is correct.