By A P Abritty :

The government has extended the deadline for submitting income tax returns for individual taxpayers and Hindu undivided family taxpayers by another month for the 2025-26 tax year.

According to an order issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the return submission deadline has been extended from December 31, 2025, to January 31, 2026.

The decision was taken in the public interest under the power conferred by Section 334 of the Income Tax Act, 2023, with prior approval from the government.

Earlier, the NBR had already extended the original deadline once from November 30 to December 31, citing various practical difficulties faced by taxpayers.

The latest extension aims to provide additional time to facilitate wider compliance and ease pressure on taxpayers.

The NBR has urged eligible taxpayers to avail themselves of the extended time and submit their returns within the revised deadline to avoid any inconvenience.