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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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ITR filing deadline: Income Tax Department asks business, professional taxpayers to file returns by August 31

The Income Tax Department has urged taxpayers with business or professional income who are not required to undergo a tax audit to file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for Assessment Year 2026-27 by August 31.

More than 2 crore ITR-3 and ITR-4 forms had been filed on the e-filing portal as of August 20, taking the total number of ITRs filed for AY 2026-27 to over 6.5 crore.

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