Over 5.5 crore ITRs filed for AY 2026-27 as July 31 deadline ends

July 31, 2026 4:08 PM

Over 5.5 crore ITRs filed for AY 2026-27 as July 31 deadline ends

More than 5.5 crore income tax returns (ITRs) had been filed for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27 by Friday, the last date for filing returns for individual taxpayers and non-audit cases, according to the Income Tax Department. In a post on X, the department said over 42 lakh ITRs were filed on July 30 alone, indicating a sharp rise in filings ahead of the deadline. "Less than 24 hours to go! Over 5.5 crore ITRs have already been filed for AY 2026-27 (with over 42 lakh filed on July 30 alone!). Fi...

ITR filing process for AY 2026-27 officially begins

May 15, 2026 1:16 PM

ITR filing process for AY 2026-27 officially begins

The Income Tax Department on Friday said that it enabled the filing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the financial year 2025-26 (assessment year 2026-27) with the release of Excel utilities for ITR-1 and ITR-4 forms on e-filing portal. Announcing the update on social media platform X, the department said taxpayers can now access both the Excel utility and online filing options for the two forms. With the announcement of the offline utilities, the ITR filing process for AY 2026-27 has officiall...