Income Tax Department Releases Excel Utilities for ITR-2 and ITR-3 for AY 2025-26



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The Income Tax Department has made available the Excel-based offline utilities for Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms 2 and 3 for the Assessment Year 2025-26. These tools can be downloaded from the official e-filing portal. ITR-2 is for individuals and HUFs without business or professional income, while ITR-3 is for those who do have such income.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has released the Excel-based offline utilities for Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms 2 and 3 for the Assessment Year (AY) 2025-26. These utilities are now available for download on the official income tax e-filing portal. 

ITR-2 and ITR-3 Utilities for AY 2025-26 Released

ITR 2

For Individuals and HUFs not having income from profits and gains of business or profession.

Utility Excel Based (Version 1.0) (8.93 MB)
Date of release of first version of utility: 11th July 2025

Schema (45.4 KB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema: 11th July 2025

Validations (711 KB)
Date of first release of validation: 11th July 2025

ITR 3

For individuals and HUFs having income from profits and gains of business or profession.

Utility Excel Based (Version 1.0) (10.8 MB)
Date of release of first version of utility: 11th July 2025

Schema (85.8 KB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema: 11th July 2025

Validations (1.04 MB)
Date of first release of validation: 11th July 2025

FAQ :

The Income Tax Department has released Excel-based offline utilities for ITR-2 and ITR-3 for the Assessment Year 2025-26.

These utilities are available for download on the official income tax e-filing portal.

ITR-2 is for individuals and HUFs who do not have income from profits and gains of business or profession.

ITR-3 is for individuals and HUFs who have income from profits and gains of business or profession.

The first version of the utility for ITR-2 was released on 11th July 2025, and the first version for ITR-3 was also released on 11th July 2025.




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