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May 31, 2025
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New ITR utilities out for AY2025-26 — but filing remains on hold! Here’s what’s missing
The Income Tax Department has launched Excel-based offline utilities for ITR-1 and ITR-4 for the Assessment Year 2025-26, following a delay of nearly two months. These tools are designed to assist individual taxpayers with annual incomes under Rs 50 lakh, allowing them to prepare their income tax returns offline by entering income details, validating the data, and generating a JSON file for submission.
However, as noted by CA (Dr.) Suresh Surana, the e-filing portal required for online submission of these returns, is still not operational, hindering taxpayers who prefer or need an online interface for filing their returns. This delay has caused significant inconvenience to many taxpayers who rely on the online system for its ease of use and accessibility.
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