New Delhi, June 21 -- All income-tax return (ITR) forms for assessment year 2026-27 (AY27) i.e. financial year 2025-26 (FY26) have been notified by the Income-Tax Department. It has also enabled Excel Utility for the ITR-1 (Sahaj), ITR-2, ITR-3, and ITR-4 (Sugam) online forms for taxpayers on its e-filing portal for AY27 / FY26.

Taxpayers have till 31 July to file their returns by logging into the e-filing portal with your User ID and password. Notably, availability of excel utility means that you can prepare your returns offline before uploading them digitally. To make use of this facility, log into the portal, download your ITR form, fill it out, generate a JSON file, and upload it online after proper verification and cross-checking of...