Income Tax Dept Releases Updated Excel-Based Utility for ITR-5 Filing
Income Tax Dept launches Excel-Based ITR-5 Utility (Version 1.0) and JSON Schema for AY 2025-26, released on 08-Aug-2025
The Income Tax Department has released the first version of the Utility Excel-Based tool for ITR-5, designed for entities other than individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs), companies, and persons filing Form ITR-7. The new version, Utility Excel-Based (Version 1.0), was made available on August 8, 2025. Along with the Excel-based tool, the department has also...
The Income Tax Department has released the first version of the Utility Excel-Based tool for ITR-5, designed for entities other than individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs), companies, and persons filing Form ITR-7.
The new version, Utility Excel-Based (Version 1.0), was made available on August 8, 2025. Along with the Excel-based tool, the department has also released the JSON Schema (Version 1.0) to help taxpayers and software developers integrate the updated filing format into their systems. These tools are to make return filing easier for eligible entities, ensuring they meet the latest compliance requirements.
ITR Form: ITR-5 (for persons other than individuals, HUFs, companies, and those filing ITR-7)
Utility Excel Based (Version 1.0) (15.9 MB)
Date of release of first version of utility: 08-Aug-2025
Schema (1 MB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema: 08-Aug-2025
For AY 2025–26, the due date for filing ITR-5 is 15 September 2025 for non-audit cases, 31 October 2025 for audit cases, and 30 November 2025 for cases involving transfer pricing.
ITR-5 is generally used by firms, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs), Association of Persons (AOPs), Body of Individuals (BOIs), and cooperative societies. The release of this updated utility will help these entities prepare and submit their returns in a structured and accurate manner, reducing the chances of errors during the filing process. The Income Tax Department regularly updates its filing utilities to match the latest provisions in tax laws and improve the user experience.
Utility Release Timeline for AY 2025–26
Common Offline Utility (ITR-1 to ITR-4)
- First release: 11 June 2025 (v1.0.0)
- Latest update: 30 July 2025 (v1.2.0)
Individual ITR Forms
- ITR-1 – First release (Excel & JSON): 30 May 2025; latest update: 30 July 2025
- ITR-2 – First release: 11 July 2025; latest update: 30 July 2025
- ITR-3 – First release: 11 July 2025; latest update: 30 July 2025 (Excel v1.2, JSON schema updated)
- ITR-4 – First release: 30 May 2025; latest update: 30 July 2025
Entity ITR Forms
- ITR-5 – First release: 8 August 2025 (Excel v1.0, JSON schema v1.0)
- ITR-6 & ITR-7 – Not yet released as of 9 August 2025
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