New Delhi, May 28 -- 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 returns 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 Aadh...