ITR Filing 2025: Offline ITR (Income Tax Return) filing has started for FY 2025. The deadline to file it without late fees is 15 September 2025. The online filing process has not started yet. However, since it is online process or offline process, it is very important to understand both these processes to avoid fault and penalty due to the last -time hurry, then their stevpise process is being given here. Note that under the new tax regime, people with more than Rs 3 lakh income are required to file ITR, whether tax liability is made or not.
At the same time, under the old tax regime, people below the age of 60 years, senior cities of 60-80 years are relieved up to Rs 3.5 lakh and people above 80 years of age have got relief on income of up to Rs 5 lakh. Apart from this, it is mandatory to file a return of more than Rs 1 lakh on electricity bill or foreign journey at a cost of more than Rs 2 lakh or also on deposit of more than Rs 1 crore in the current account.
Method of offline filing
First talk about how to file ITR online. Its complete stepwiz process is being given below.
- First of all, you have to download utility. For this, go to the downloads on Income Tax’s official site IncomeTax.gov.in and click on income tax return. Here the assessment year will be seen in the side, in which 2025-26 is to be selected and clicking on Excel Utility for ITR-1, after which it will be downloaded.
- Extract the zip file that has been downloaded and then open the Excel file and enable the macro.
- All details such as personal information, income, deeds, tax paid tax should be looked at by Form 16, Form 26AS, AIS etc.
- Validate and check the mistakes. If there is an issue highlight, fix it.
- After validating, click on the Generate JSON. Save the file.
- After this, go to the official site of income tax and log in. Then go to the e-file tab and click on income tax return and then the file ITR. Here, select Assemate Year, Filing Mode, Auditing or Political Party to select ITR-1 in ITR type and then click on Continue. After this, JSON file will have to be uploaded.
- ITR will have to verify Aadhaar OTP, Net Banking, DSC, or EVC and then submit the return after verification.
How to File itr Online: Stepwaise method
The ionine method among taxpayers is being the most liked to file ITR. Its entire stepwiz process is being given below here.
- Register or log in if already registered. It will have a PAN user ID and the password that you have set. New users can log in through PAN, Aadhaar and contact details.
- Choose the correct ITR form according to your income, such as salaryed individuals have to choose ITR-1. Use income tax returns from e-file tabs.
- In 26As and AIS, already data will be filled with data, which can be seen and where necessary, improve. Verify details related to income, deeds and tax credit
- Upload documents. Usually, there is no need to upload documents like Form 16, but definitely verify once.
- Submit and verify. It can be done through Aadhaar OTP, Net Banking, DSC, or bank account EVC.
Which documents will definitely have?
- Form 16 (for salary employees)
- Form 26AS (Tax Credit Statement)
- Annual information statement (AIS)
- Bank account details
- Evidence of investment for exemption under section 80C, 80D etc., house rent receipt, LIC premium receipt
Details of fine on filing required date and delay
- DU Date: 15 September, 2025
- Late filing fees (section 234F): ₹ 1000 on income less than 5 lakhs and ₹ 5000 on more than ₹ 5 lakh
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