Excel Utility for ITR-1 ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4 and to ITR-5 available for e-filing for AY 2026-27

Income Tax Department has released Excel Utility for e-filing ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4 and ITR-5for AY 2026-27 and Common Offline Utility for ITR-1 to 4

Excel utilities of ITR-1 and ITR-4 are now available at e-filing portal. Rest of the ITR Forms can be expected shortly. It may be recalled that in 2015, Delhi High Court held that there is no right is available to the assessees for 180 days for filing of ITR. However, the High Court directed the Govt. shall record the reasons for delay in notifying ITRs from next assessment year. 

The excel utilities of ITRs made available so far are as under:

• AO is under an obligation to assign reasons for rejecting explanation of the assessee
• CBIC issues SoP for clearance of imported goods through Foreign Post Offices
• Sale deed executed with full knowledge of only part consideration paid, not void – SC
• No fault in serving notice to last known address when PAN data was not updated – ITAT
• Investment by firm through capital introduced by partners cannot be treated as unexplained