Income Tax Dept Increases Scope for Saksham Nudge Initiative to Further Include Professional Insuring Timely Compliance:

The Income Tax Department has expanded the scope of the Saksham Nudge initiative to further include tax professionals in order to accelerate the filing process for Tax Audit Reports (TARs) for the Financial Year 2025-26 (Assessment Year 2026-27). The initiative is aimed at curbing mistakes and ensuring timely compliance.

The tax department has taken note that despite the extension in the due date, several professionals were still pending in completing their TAR filing; consequently, the department decided to expand the scope of the initiative. Previously, only taxpayers were considered part of the campaign; however, now professionals are also included.

Under the initiative, the department is sending SMS and email reminders to the tax professionals who have filed less than 50 per cent of the tax audit reports (Form 3CD) compared with the number filed by them in the previous financial year.

According to the sources, as of now, about 12,000 tax professionals have been reminded about their incomplete filing through the initiative/compaign. So far, over 19.5 tax audit reports have been filed for the AY 2026-27. This year, the government has extended the due date for TAR filing from September 30, 2026, to October 21, 2026.