The Income Tax department has extended the last date for filing income tax returns for another day to September 16, 2025.
"To facilitate further filings of ITRs, the due date has been extended by one day (16th September 2025)," the Central Board of Direct Taxes said.
While the due date for filing income tax returns for the Assessment Year 2025-26 was September 15, filings were disrupted due to heavy traffic on the e-portal, leading to a technical glitch.
Monday, September 15th, was also the due date for the payment of the second quarterly instalment of advance tax for the ongoing fiscal year.
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In a post on X, the I-T department said it had released a series of checks that could help people access the income tax e-filing portal. Additionally, the portal was under maintenance from 12 a.m. on September 16, to 2.30 a.m. to enable changes in the utilities, the department said.
By Monday, as many as 7.3 crore income tax returns had been filed, surpassing last year’s record of 7.28 crore.
For assessment year 2024-25, 7.28 crore ITRs were filed up to July 31, 2024. In assessment year 2023-2024, the number of ITRs filed was 6.77 crore, which shows consistent growth in the number of ITRs being filed every year.
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