ITR filing FY 2024-25 due date extended by a day! Income Tax Department announces new deadline for tax return filing; check details

ITR filing FY 2024-25: In a big relief for taxpayers, the Income Tax Department has extended the due date or deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) for AY 2025-26 by a day. The original deadline of July 31, 2025 had previously been extended to September 15, 2025.

This has now been extended again to September 16, 2025, the Income Tax Department said.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Income Tax Department said, "KIND ATTENTION TAXPAYERS! The due date for filing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for AY 2025-26, originally due on 31st July 2025, was extended to 15th September 2025. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has decided to further extend the due date for filing these ITRs for AY 2025-26 from 15th September, 2025 to 16th September, 2025.""To enable changes in the utilities, the e- filing portal will remain in maintenance mode from 12:00 AMto 02:30AM on 16th September 2025." it added.This story is being updated