The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due dates for AY 2025-26
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due dates for AY 2025-26 as follows:
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Tax Audit Report (TAR)
- Original due date: 30th September 2025
- Earlier extended to: 31st October 2025
- Now extended to: 10th November 2025
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Income-tax Return (ITR) filing under Section 139(1)
- Original due date: 31st October 2025
- Now extended to: 10th December 2025
These extensions apply to assesses whose accounts are required to be audited under the Income-tax Act or any other law, including companies and partners of firms requiring audit.
A formal notification/order will be issued separately by the CBDT.
Press Release draft as follows:
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
New Delhi, 29th October 2025
Press Release
CBDT extends due date for furnishing Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2025-26 under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to extend the due date of furnishing of Return of Income under sub-Section (1) of Section 139 of the Act for the Assessment Year 2025-26, which is 31st October 2025 in the case of assesses referred in clause (a) of Explanation 2 to sub-Section (1) of Section 139 of the Act, to 10th December 2025.
The ‘specified date’ of furnishing of the report of audit under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for the Previous Year 2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26), in the case of assesses referred to in clause (a) of Explanation 2 to sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, originally due on 30th September, 2025, was extended to 31st October, 2025. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has decided to further extend the said ‘specified date’ from 31st October 2025 to 10th November 2025.
A formal order/notification to this effect is being issued separately.
(V. Rajitha)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy) &
Official Spokesperson, CBDT
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