New Delhi, May 20 -- Income-Tax return (ITR) forms for financial year 2025-26 (FY26) or assessment year 2026-27 (AY27) have all been notified by the tax department, and Excel Utility for the ITR-1 and ITR-4 forms has also been enabled by the I-T department.

Taxpayers can now use the excel utility to prepare their return documents offline before uploading their returns digitally. You can file your ITR through a certified professional i.e. a Chartered Accountant or financial planner or do it yourself by log into the site with your User ID and password. If this is the first time you are filing your tax online, you must register using PAN, Aadhaar and other related details on the website.

For the current tax year, i.e. financial year 2025-2...