The claim
Income Tax Department has extended the deadline to file Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the assessment year 2025–26 to 30 September 2025
Original review summary
The review says the Income Tax Department called the circular fabricated and had not decided to extend the deadline to 30 September. It reports that the actual extension moved the deadline from 15 to 16 September 2025.[S1]
Additional context
The department described the circular as fake on 14 September 2025; its 15 September announcement extended the deadline by one day, to 16 September. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026