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Sep 12, 2025
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Last-minute ITR rush overwhelms portals, millions of returns still pending
With barely three days to go for the September 15 deadline to file income tax returns (ITRs), taxpayers are facing glitches and have taken to social media to give vent to their frustration.
Key e-filing platforms — Annual Information Statement (AIS), Form 26AS, and Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS )— have been intermittently down, unable to service request due to higher than normal volume.
Last year, 7.28 crore ITRs were filed by July 31, 2024. This year filings have been slow. By September 11, only 5.47 crore returns were filed.
The TRACES portal has also been down since September 11, leaving many taxpayers and professionals unable to access Form 26AS, download TDS certificates, or verify tax credits.
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