The Income-Tax Department has released Excel Utility for ITR-1, ITR-2 and ITR-4 forms on its e-filing portal for financial year 2025-26 (FY26) or assessment year 2026-27 (AY27). Further, the tax department has also notified all ITR forms.
This means that you can prepare your offline using the excel-based utilities, before uploading them digitally. You can file returns by logging into the e-filing portal here — https://www.incometax.gov.in/ with your User ID and password.
Taxpayers can visit the official portal, download the forms, fill them out, generate a JSON file, and upload it online after proper verification and cross-checking of details. Note: All first-time users will first have to register using , PAN and other details.
Claiming deductions: Top FAQs answered
Do I need to give additional information when claiming deductions under Section 80 C? From AY 2025-26 you must give additional information regarding deduction under . If you want to claim a deduction u/s 80 C, then you must enter the following details: Amount eligible for deduction, policy number or Document identification Number.
Do I need to give additional information if I am claiming deductions u/s 80 CCD (1) or 80CCD(1B)? From AY 2025-26 you must give additional information regarding deduction u/s 80 CCD (1). If you want to claim u/s 80 CCD (1), then you must enter the following details: Amount of Investment, PAN of taxpayer.
What additional information I have to furnish in ITR form if I am claiming deductions u/s 80 DD Or 80U? From AY 2025-26 you must give additional information regarding deduction u/s 80 DD or Section 80U. If you want to claim deduction u/s 80 DD or 80U, then you must enter the following details: Nature Of Disability, Type of , Amount of Deduction, PAN of Dependent, Aadhaar of Dependent, and Acknowledgement no. of form 10 IA filed.
Do I need to give additional information if I am claiming deductions u/s 80 D? From AY 2025-26 you must give additional information regarding deduction u/s 80 D. If you want to claim deduction u/s 80 D, then you must enter the following details: Name of the Insurer (Company), Policy Number, Health Insurance amount.
Do I need to give additional information if I am claiming deductions u/s 80 E, 80 EE, 80 EEA & 80 EEB? From AY 2025-26 you must give additional information regarding deduction u/s 80 E, 80 EE ,80 EEA and 80 EEB. If you want to claim deduction under these sections, then you must enter the following details: Loan taken from, Name of the institution or bank, Loan Account Number, Date of sanction of loan, Total Amount of loans, outstanding as on date, Interest amount.
Do I need to file any form if I am claiming deduction u/s 80 GG? From AY 2025-26, If you want to claim deduction u/s 80GG then you have to mandatorily file from 10 BA before filing the return of Income and enter the details (acknowledgement no.) of Form 10 BA in Schedule while filing the return of Income.
Do I need to file any form if I am claiming deduction u/s 80 DD and 80 U? New schedules have been added regarding deduction u/s 80 DD and 80 U. If you want to claim deduction u/s 80DD and 80U then you have to mandatorily file from 10 IA before filing the return of Income and enter the details (Date of filing form and acknowledgement no.) of Form 10 IA in Schedule and 80 U while filing the return of Income.
What is the deadline for filing I-T returns?
For the current tax year, deadline for individual taxpayers filing ITR is 31 July 2026. Further, for those using ITR forms 3 and 4, the is 31 August 2026. Taxpayers who miss the July deadline can still file a delayed return by 31 December.
Notably, salaried taxpayers are advised to wait till 15 June to file returns to ensure that all details on your TDS statements (Form 16 and 16A) and Form 26AS / Annual Information Statement (AIS) . This is because banks, employers and other reporting entities (AMCs, mutual fund houses, brokers) have time till 31 May to update information in these forms, and it takes at least seven to 10 days after this, for the updated information to be included in your Form 26AS / AIS.
This means that filing your returns before the documents are fully updated can lead to a situation where your returns show a mismatch in forms and could trigger a notice from the tax department. Mismatch could also hinder your refund process.
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