ITR Filing FY25 Deadline Nears: Portal Glitches; ITRs Still Pending as Deadline Looms

As the September 15, 2025, deadline for filing income tax returns (ITRs) approaches, taxpayers and professionals are grappling with mounting technical glitches on government portals. Despite efforts, the pace of filings has remained slow, creating significant pressure on both individuals and chartered accountants.

ITR FY25 Filing Status and Pending Returns

By September 11, only 5.47 crore ITRs had been submitted, leaving nearly two crore returns yet to be filed. For comparison, last year 7.28 crore ITRs were filed by July 31, 2024. The delay this year highlights the bottlenecks taxpayers are facing, as per the Moneycontrol report.

ITR Filing FY25 Key Portals Facing Outages

Core systems such as the Annual Information Statement (AIS), Form 26AS, and Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS) have been intermittently down due to unusually high traffic.

The TRACES portal, which provides TDS certificates and allows verification of tax credits, has also been non-functional since September 11. These disruptions have left many unable to access essential documents during peak filing hours.

Calls for Deadline Extension for ITR Filing FY25

Multiple professional associations have urged the government to extend the filing deadline.

• The Jodhpur Tax Bar Association has requested extensions for both ITR filings and tax audit reports, citing the delayed release of forms and ongoing technical glitches.
• Similar appeals have come from the Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association (KSCAA), Advocates Tax Bar Association (ATBA), and the Central India Regional Council (CIRC) of ICAI.

Read More: ITR Filing FY25: How to Get a Copy of Your Income Tax Return Online?

Conclusion

With just days to go, millions of taxpayers remain in limbo due to persistent portal issues. Unless technical challenges are resolved quickly or deadlines extended, last-minute filing pressures could intensify further.

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