ITR-6 for AY 2026-27: Is Your Company Filing On Time?
The Income Tax Department has released the Excel utility for ITR-6 for AY 2026-27. If you run a company that doesn't claim Section 11 exemption, this is your tax return form — and the clock is already ticking.
A ₹1,000/day late fee adds up faster than your office chai bill — ₹30,000 gone in a month.
Miss this ITR-6 deadline and your company pays heavy penalties
Key Takeaways
Download the ITR-6 Excel utility from incometax.gov.in right now and cross-check it against your company's audited financials for FY 2024-25.
Reconcile your books with Form 26AS, Annual Information Statement (AIS), and TDS certificates before filling — mismatches trigger scrutiny notices.
Confirm with your CA whether your company has any specified domestic or international transactions — this determines whether your deadline is October 31 or November 30.
The Income Tax Department has released the Excel utility for ITR-6 for AY 2026-27. If you run a company that doesn't claim Section 11 exemption, this is your tax return form — and the clock is already ticking.
Here's what happened: The Income Tax Department has released the official Excel utility for ITR-6 for Assessment Year 2026-27 on the e-filing portal, making offline preparation possible now.. ITR-6 is mandatory for all companies — private limited, unlisted public, OPC — that do not claim income exemption under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act.. The standard filing deadline for eligible companies is 31 October 2025, with an extended deadline of 30 November 2025 for companies with transfer pricing requirements..
What you should do: Download the ITR-6 Excel utility from incometax.gov.in right now and cross-check it against your company's audited financials for FY 2024-25.. Reconcile your books with Form 26AS, Annual Information Statement (AIS), and TDS certificates before filling — mismatches trigger scrutiny notices.. Confirm with your CA whether your company has any specified domestic or international transactions — this determines whether your deadline is October 31 or November 30..
Run the Excel utility's built-in 'Validate' function before uploading — silent schema errors cause rejected filings that still count as late if you miss the deadline fixing them.
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