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Will there be any EXE utility to file return this FY?

Ritesh Bhat (Marketing) (142 Points)

04 May 2023

Hello,

I am confused about the download section on Incometax filling portal.

I see there's a Microsoft excel utility available for download for ITR1. I suppose 2 years ago excel was discontinued and they provided a separate EXE file to be installed offline on Windows system. I used that earlier.

Is such an EXE utility awaited or Excel is the way to go from this year?

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Dhirajlal Rambhia (SEO Sai Gr. Hosp.) (160327 Points)
Replied 04 May 2023

The Excel utility is still awaited.

May be available in about fortnight time.

sabyasachi mukherjee (26039 Points)
Replied 05 May 2023

Wait for another 10 days.

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Ritesh Bhat (Marketing) (142 Points)
Replied 07 June 2023

I am still confused. Excel utility has been available for quite some time for AY23-24, but there's no Windows EXE (executable file that used to get installed as an app on Windows) offline download yet available.

Is EXE utility been discontinued?

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Dhirajlal Rambhia (SEO Sai Gr. Hosp.) (160327 Points)
Replied 07 June 2023

The offline excel utility to file ITR 1 to 4 have been released now.

The JAVA based common utility which was common earlier may not be available this year.

Online version of filing ITR 1,2 & 4 are released now, while that for ITR 3 is awaited.

You can file ITR 1 online, which is error free now.

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Ritesh Bhat (Marketing) (142 Points)
Replied 09 June 2023

Actually initially I liked Excel in past but in 2020 or 21 or so when they introduced Windows application, I found it much better and foolproof that Excel utility.