Income-tax returns, June 20 -- The Income-Tax Department has enabled Excel Utility for ITR-1 (Sahaj), ITR-2, ITR-3 and ITR-4 (Sugam) online forms for taxpayers on its e-filing portal for financial year 2025-26 (FY26) i.e. assessment year 2026-27 (AY27).

Further, all ITR forms for FY26 / AY27 have been notified by the department. You can file returns by logging into the e-filing portal with your User ID and password.

To avail excel utility, taxpayers can visit the porta, download the required ITR form, fill them out, generate a JSON file, and upload it online after proper verification and cross-checking of details. Availability of excel utility means that you can prepare your returns offline before uploading them digitally.

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