Taxpayers urged to file ITRs before the Sep 15 deadline

With the Sept 15 deadline for filing Income Tax Returns for individuals approaching, over 4.56 crore people have filed their ITRs, while the submission of returns is accelerating as the last date nears.

Senior Income Tax Dept. officials are of the view that taxpayers “should not wait till the last-minute” to file their returns, as it leads to inconvenience.

The filing of tax returns has been made easy, and the simple process for individuals to file



their own returns is as follows:

Log in at incometax.gov.in using PAN/Aadhaar & password

Go to → e-File > Income Tax Return > File Income Tax Return

Select AY 2025–26

Choose your applicable form

Review pre-filled details (salary, TDS, bank interest)

Add missing income/deductions & select tax regime (Old/New)

Submit return