ITR Deadline Extension 2025: As the September 15, 2025 deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) arrives, many Chartered Accountants (CAs) and taxpayers are reporting persistent technical glitches on the Income Tax e-filing portal. Users claim the website is running extremely slow, failing to load crucial pages, or repeatedly showing errors while uploading forms and submitting returns.
Technical snags frustrate taxpayers
The last-day rush, coupled with portal malfunctions, has triggered widespread anxiety among salaried individuals, small business owners, and tax professionals. With no fresh announcement on an extension from the government, taxpayers fear penalties if they fail to complete the filing on time.
Strong reactions from CAs
Many people, including CAs, vented their frustration on X. CA Tushar Rawat said, “Dear Income Tax Department, while denning our genuine request of date extension you people shamelessly stop portal without any prior notice on very last date.”
CA Chirag Chauhan said, “The Income Tax Portal is completely down. Retweet if you’re experiencing the same issue.”
Some professionals even called for legal action, accusing the tax authorities of negligence. CA Saurav said, “If there is any good advocate in India, he or she should file a criminal case of harassment against income tax department. Under the veil of administration they are no less than criminal bureaucrats.”
Others, like CA Aayush Arora said, “This was my first ITR filing season after becoming a CA. A few of my friends entrusted me with 6–7 ITRs. It was my first time serving them, & unfortunately, the income tax portal wasn’t responding properly. Felt a bit embarrassed in front of them.”
CA Vivek Khatri also raised concerns on social media, saying, “My CA friends are currently facing numerous issues with the income tax e-filing website.
And, today is the last day of filing the income tax returns.
And, there is also no update on the extension.
@nsitharaman @IncomeTaxIndia, you need to consider the ongoing issues to #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately.”