The Income Tax Department has released Version 1.0.0 of the ITR-6 offline utility for companies that are not claiming exemption under Section 11. The latest utility was released on 20 August 2026 and is available for taxpayers preparing their income tax returns for the relevant assessment year.
According to the Income Tax Department's official e-Filing portal, the ITR-6 utility is specifically meant for companies other than companies claiming exemption under Section 11.

Who Can Use ITR-6?
ITR-6 is applicable to companies other than those claiming exemption under Section 11. Companies falling within the specified category can use the utility to prepare and file their income tax returns.
The Income Tax Department's downloads portal separately lists ITR-7 for entities, including companies, that are required to furnish returns under specified provisions such as Sections 139(4A), 139(4B), 139(4C) or 139(4D).
Utility (Version 1.0.0) (41 MB)
- Date of release of latest version of utility/: 20-Aug-2026
- Date of release of first version of utility: 20-Aug-2026
Utility for MAC (Version 1.0.0) (72.4 MB)
- Date of release of latest version of utility: 20-Aug-2026
- Date of release of first version of utility: 20-Aug-2026