Overview

• The specified date for furnishing audit reports for FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26) moves from September 30 to October 31, 2025.
• CBDT said the e-filing portal is stable and fully functional, with tax audit reports being uploaded successfully.
• By September 23, more than 7.57 crore ITRs were filed, and 4.02 lakh tax audit reports had been uploaded by late September, including over 60,000 on September 24.
• Practitioners reported login failures, slow servers and difficulty accessing AIS, while professional bodies also flagged flood-related disruptions to normal work.
• High Courts in Karnataka and Rajasthan had directed relief on the audit due date, and the Gujarat High Court has directed an extension of the ITR deadline for audit cases to November 30 with a CBDT response pending.