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Over 5.9 crore ITRs filed for AY27

August 1, 2026
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The last date for filing income tax returns (ITRs) 1 and 2 – for assessees who do not have to get their accounts audited — for Assessment Year 2026-27 without penalty and interest – was July 31. Last year, over 7.3 crore ITRs were filed by September 16, 2025, which was the extended date for filing tax returns for AY 2025-26.

  • Published On Aug 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM IST

< />New Delhi, Over 5.9 crore ITRs have been filed for AY 2026-27 by July 31, the income tax department said on Saturday.<br><br> The last date for filing income tax returns (ITRs) 1 and 2 – for assessees who do not have to get their accounts audited — for <a id="34141600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Assessment-Year-2026-27" source="keywords" class="news-keywords" href="/tag/assessment+year+2026-27">Assessment Year 2026-27</a> without penalty and interest – was July 31.<br><br><!– PROMOSLOT_M –> Last year, over 7.3 crore ITRs were filed by September 16, 2025, which was the extended date for filing tax returns for AY 2025-26.<br><br><div class="article-detail-ad-slot"><div class="mrec-ads-slot"> <div aria-label="Advertising label" class="mrec-ads-slot__legend"> <span class="mrec-ads-slot__legend–text" aria-label="Advertisement">Advt</span> </div> <div class="mrec-ads-slot__ad"> <div class="widget ad google-ad AS_ATF_300_250 topAd" id="div-gpt-ad-hr-1679038068394-1" style="display:none;"></div> </div> <div class="mrec-ads-slot__legend bottom"></div> </div></div> "Over 5.9 crore ITRs filed for AY 2026-27 by July 31st!," the I-T department said in a post on X on Saturday.<br><br> <a id="21669941" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ITR-Form-1" source="keywords" class="news-keywords" href="/tag/itr+form+1">ITR Form 1</a> (Sahaj) is a simpler form that caters to a large number of small and medium taxpayers.<br><br> Sahaj can be filed by a resident individual having annual income up to Rs 50 lakh and who has salary income, one house property, and agricultural income up to Rs 5,000 a year.<br><br><!– PROMOSLOT_M –> ITR-2 is filed by individuals and HUFs not having income from profits and gains in business or profession, but having income from capital gains. <!– Category Most Read Placement –> <div id="cat_most_read_132793291" data-target="cat_most_read_132793291" class="rndr_ajx" data-storage-key=” captionrendered=”1″ cat_most_read_hrtech=”” data-chk-storage=”1″ data-mod-name=”RevCategoryWiseMostRead” data-params=”{"cat_name":"hrtech/payroll-and-benefits","pageLabel":"newsDetail"}” data-src=”https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/photo/132793325.cms” height=”442″ loading=”eager” src=”https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/images/default.jpg” width=”590″></img> </p> </div> <div> <div> <ul> <li><a href=PTI

  • Published On Aug 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM IST

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