Income Tax Filing Extended to Sept 15: What Taxpayers Need to Know Before It’s Too Late

The ITR deadline for FY 2024-25 has been extended to September 15, 2025. Here's everything you need to know about the revised dates, penalties, and required documents.

Know These New Due Dates, Penalties, and Documents for Smooth Filing

Vanshika verma | Sep 2, 2025 |

Income Tax Filing Extended to Sept 15: What Taxpayers Need to Know Before It’s Too Late

Income Tax Filing Extended to Sept 15: What Taxpayers Need to Know Before It’s Too Late

The ITR Filing FY 2024-25 deadline, which was earlier, July 31, 2025, has been scheduled for September 15, 2025. This year taxpayers got additional time of 45 days to file their ITR. And if any taxpayers missed this due date, they can still file a delayed return by December 31, 2025 (Wednesday). However, a belated return attracts interest as well as penalties.

Table of Content
  1. Income Tax Filing revised Important Dates:
  2. Consequences of Late filing:
  3. Required Documents:

Income Tax Filing revised Important Dates:

Taxpayers must know these followings important dates:

Category of TaxpayerDue dateDay
Individual / HUF / AOP / BOI (books of accounts not required to be audited)15th September 2025Monday
Businesses (Which requires an audit)31st October 2025Friday
Businesses requiring transfer pricing reports (international/specified domestic transactions)30th November 2025Sunday
Revised return31st December 2025Wednesday
Belated/late return31st December 2025Wednesday
Updated return31st March 2030Sunday

Consequences of Late filing:

If a taxpayer missed filing ITR before the mentioned deadline, then he/she may have to pay penalties and may face consequences. The following are Penalties and consequences:

  • Interest at a rate of 1% per month
  • Rs. 5,000 (if your total income exceeds Rs. lakh)
  • Rs. 1,000 (if your total income is within Rs. 5 lakh)

Required Documents:

Taxpayers need to get some major documents ready before filing ITR. Below mentioned are the key documents:

  • Aadhaar cards
  • Permanent Account Number (PAN)
  • Form 16
  • Bank statements
  • Form 26AS and
  • The Annual Information Statement
  • Investment proofs (Deductions and Supporting documents such as HRA claims or interest certificates) in case of housing or education loans.

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