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5 days left for ITR filing deadline on July 31

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  1. Salaried employees, pensioners, and investors filing ITR-1 or ITR-2 must file by July 31, 2026, for assessment year 2026-27.

  2. The Income-tax Act, 1961 applies for AY 2026-27, not the newer Income-tax Act, 2025.

  3. Over 3.92 crore returns have been filed as of July 25, with 2.33 crore processed.

  4. Taxpayers with non-audit business income have until August 31, while audit cases have separate deadlines.

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Who owns this?

Shobhana Bhartia

HT Media

Shobhana Bhartia (KK Birla family)

Business daily owned by HT Media; majority-controlled by the KK Birla family, chaired by Shobhana Bhartia.

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