ITR Deadline: Can the date for filing income tax returns be extended? If the demand of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is accepted, then taxpayers can get more time to file ITR
ITR Deadline: Can the date for filing income tax returns be extended? If the demand of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is accepted, then taxpayers can get more time to file ITR. GCCI has written a letter to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) saying that this time the process of ITR filing started late because the necessary utilities and forms were released about three months late. Even till the beginning of August, many forms were not available, due to which taxpayers and chartered accountants got very little time to prepare.
The government had already given some relief
The government has already extended the last date for filing ITR for non-audit taxpayers from July 31 to September 15, 2025. But GCCI says that this extension was not of much use due to the late release of the forms. The real problem is that people did not get a chance to prepare on time.
Slow internet and changing forms became a problem
GCCI says that due to frequent changes in the utility and weak internet connection in many areas, taxpayers and professionals are facing a lot of trouble. That is why they have asked CBDT to extend the deadline for ITR filing and the date of tax audit report to 30 September.
Which forms were released when?
- This year ITR forms and utilities were released late.
- ITR-1 to ITR-4 were released between May and July.
- ITR-5 came on 8 August.
- ITR-6 Excel Utility was released on 15 August.
- ITR-7 has not been released yet.
- Audit related forms 3CA-3CD and 3CB-3CD were released on 29 July.
Different dates for different categories
- 15 September 2025: Taxpayers who do not require audit have to file ITR by this date.
- 30 September 2025: Last date for submitting audit report.
- 31 October 2025: ITR deadline for companies, partnership firms and those whose accounts are to be audited.
- 30 November 2025: Last date for filing ITR for taxpayers whose case is related to international transactions or special domestic dealings.
