New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for registration of valuers and authorized income-tax practitioners under the new Income-tax Act, 2025, by six months to 31 March 2027, providing more time to professionals yet to complete their registration under the new tax law. The earlier deadline was 30 September 2026.

The change was notified late Wednesday through an amendment to the Income-tax Rules, 2026. The move comes as the government transitions to the new Income-tax Act, 2025, and the rules framed under it. The Income-tax Rules, 2026 were originally notified in March and were last amended in July, according to the notification.

The move assumes significance given the size of India's pr...