Extension of due date of filing Audit Reports to 31.10.2025 & ITR to 16.09.2025 AY 2025-26

CBDT extends due date of filing audit reports for AY 2025-26 from 30.09.2025 to 31.10.2025

CBDT finally bow down to the pressure and demands for extension of due dates for furnishing audit reports from 30.09.2025 to 31.10.2025. The decision of the CBDT to extend due date came after High Court of Rajasthan & Karnataka has already extended the due date for filing audit reports. Read order of Rajasthan High Court Click Here >> Read order of Karnataka High Court Click Here >>

CBDT has issued Circular No. 14/2025 extending the due dates of audit.

A Press Release has been issued in this regard. Formal order is likely to be issued soon.

Earlier CBDT had extended due date of 15.09.2025 by one day to 16.09.2025 for filing Income Tax Return.

CBDT finally extended the due date of 15.09.2025 by only one day i.e. to 16.09.2025 for filing Income Tax Return despite lots of hue and cry made by tax professionals for the technical glitches in tax efiling portal as reported by income tax return filers across the country.

Download CBDT Circular No. 12/2025 Click Here >>

ITR or Tax Audit due date extension – Would CBDT extend the date of Tax Audit or Would High Court order make CBDT to extend the date? Read more >>

Also read: Do Chartered Accountants have any locus standi on extension? Click Here >>

Earlier CBDT vide Circular No. 6 of 2025 had extended the due date of 31.07.2025 to 15.09.2025

However, there were complaints of income tax efiling portal showing multiple errors and glitches in responding to the e-filing processes. Most common errors reported by users at X handle of IncomeTaxIndia are as under:

UPI Payment gateway not responding – I have try for payment of Tax Via UPI not not processing why??? @Pintuk_Kushwaha

Jason file download error – @MrSagarsharmag

PAN Format error – Need to retry at least 5 6 times to upload 1 return. Maximum time this error showing on portal and after many retries it accept same JSON file @DGhatame

Return Processing error – Website crash sir please extended due date @vipuldesai404

26AS view/download error – Taxpayers are facing genuine difficulties in finalizing accounts & documents. Extension of ITR due date is the need of the hour to ensure smooth compliance & accurate filing. Kindly consider extending the due date. @advShadankhan

AIS/Compliance Portal Error AIS and TIS works wonderfully. @RaoBaviri  First provide a smooth portal, form apkai late phir client late. @Dixit_Gupta9 If we are facing this type of issues from your Income Tax side, then please tell us how to complete our file before 15 September 2025 ?????  @Pabitraa23 AIS is not working @iammanish9

Service Unavailable – How to file? Do you have any other working portal ? @Amitha_J

Access Denied error – Not even login to portal how to submit the returns @rrbhosakere Don’t delay -but need a fair play on this game? @sam_Bandra Please tell me how to do this…. @FinanceValuer If you deny access How will someone file it?  @Preetham_2468

Response Error 

It leaves no doubt that the return filers were facing extreme conditions and efiling portal was overwhelmed by the load on its server creating errors.

It is imperative that the CBDT/Finance Minister can not ignore the problem faced by the return filers and extension order can be issued at any time before the expiry of the due date of 15.09.2025.

Please Bookmark this page and return to see the extension order when issued. We will be updating the page as and when the extension is officially announced.

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