ITR deadline extended to Sept 15, miss it, and the penalties begin (Photo: Canva modified)
ITR Filing Last Day Today: Did you know the Income Tax Department gave just one extra day to file your ITR this year?
Yes, the deadline was extended from 15th September to 16th September 2025, but this tiny extension has upset a lot of taxpayers and Chartered Accountants (CAs).
Why? The department said it was because of technical problems on the e-filing portal and changes in the ITR forms. But many people feel this came too late, and they weren’t given enough time to deal with the portal’s glitches.
Here’s the full story: The original deadline to file your income tax return for AY 2025-26 was 31st July 2025. Then, due to updates in the forms and online system, the deadline was pushed to 15th September. And on the night of 15th September, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) announced a last-minute one-day extension to 16th September.
Have you tried filing your ITR this year? Did the portal cause you trouble? Many found the extra day wasn’t enough to fix all the issues.
What do you think, should the government have done more?
Did you catch what happened on social media after the Income Tax Department’s one-day extension announcement?
The platform X (yes, the one formerly known as Twitter) exploded with angry posts! Thousands of frustrated taxpayers shared their stories, screenshots of error messages, login fails, and returns that just wouldn’t submit. This feel like and It looks like a digital protest!
So many Chartered Accountants and taxpayers jumped in too, accusing the department of caring more about BREAKING last year’s filing records than actually helping people.
Some even claimed this small 21 hours extention, the one-day extension was just a clever trick to boost the numbers and make it look like everyone filed on time, instead of fixing the real problems. WHAT LOOKS LIKE A TECH GLITCH!
So, what do you think? Was it a smart move or just a band-aid on a bigger mess? If you tried filing your ITR this year, did you run into any glitches too? Sound off!
Here are some posts that show the frustations
We all know that we all felt stressed while filing your taxes this year! You’re not alone.
This is because the Income Tax Department’s last-minute changes, portal downtime, and glitches made the process even harder for both individual, the filers and highend professionals like CAs.
Instead of easing the burden, these last minute issues added to the chaos. The department gave a one-day extension, 16th september 2025, but many see this as just a quick fix that doesn’t solve the real problems. Which are lack of transparency and poor system efficiency.
What do you think? Is one extra day enough to regain taxpayers’ trust, or does the system need a bigger overhaul?
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