Online filing for ITR-2 2026-27 enabled on e-Filing portal, Income Tax Dept announces

The Income Tax Department announced on May 27 that the online filing of ITR-2 for the assessment year 2026-27 has been enabled on the e-filing portal. ITR-2 is filed by individuals and HUFs who do not earn any income from business or profession, but have receipts from capital gains.

"Online filing and Excel utility for ITR-2 for AY 2026-27 are now enabled on the e-filing portal," the I-T Department said in a post on X.

On May 15, the department had enabled online filing of ITR-1 and ITR-4, which are filed by small and medium taxpayers, for the assessment year 2026-27.

These forms for filing ITRs for income earned in the 2025-26 fiscal were notified on March 30.

The last date for filing income tax returns by individual taxpayers in ITR-1 and ITR-2 is July 31, while for non-audit taxpayers filing ITR-4, the deadline is August 31.

(With PTI inputs)