Income tax department announces extension in ITR filing deadline to September 16

Earlier on Sunday, the Income Tax Department had dismissed claims about extending the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns beyond September 15.

Updated on: Sep 16, 2025, 03:59:37 IST

By Shivam Pratap Singh

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The Central Board of Direct Taxes on Monday announced an extension in the deadline to file the Income Tax Return (ITR) for AY 2025-26 to Tuesday, September 16.

The previous due date was Monday, September 15. The department also announced that the e-filing portal would remain in maintenance mode from 12:00 AM to 02:30 AM on September 16 to enable the deadline extension.
“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 AM to 02:30 AM on 16th September 2025,” the department informed through a post on X.

The original date to file the ITRs was July 31, but it was extended to September 15. This is the department's second extension this year.
The e-filing portal faced huge traffic on Monday, the last date for filing ITRs for AY 2025-26. Also, Monday was the last date for paying the second quarterly instalment of advance tax for the ongoing fiscal year.

Late Monday, the Income Tax Department shared a guide on resolving browser issues for ITR filers. The department said these steps usually resolve most local access-related difficulties.

Extention after dismissing fake news

Earlier on Sunday, the Income Tax Department had dismissed claims about extending the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns beyond September 15. Addressing the fake news being circulated on social media, it said that “The due date for filing ITRs remains 15.09.2025.”
Income Tax department took to their X handle to clarify that the news circulating about the deadline extension to 30 September is fake.
In its post, the I-T department had said that fake messages were being circulated suggesting that the deadline, originally due on July 31, 2025 and later extended to September 15, 2025, had been pushed to September 30.
It further advised taxpayers to rely only on the official Income Tax India account for updates. For any queries and other related services, it urged taxpayers to reach out to the helpdesk, functioning on a 24x7 basis.

“We are providing support through calls, live chats, WebEx sessions & Twitter/X,” the post added.

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