The Income Tax Department has released an updated version of the Common Offline Utility for filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27. The utility facilitates offline preparation and filing of ITR-1 (Sahaj), ITR-2, and ITR-4 (Sugam), enabling taxpayers to prepare their returns without requiring a continuous internet connection.

According to the latest update, Version 1.1.0 of the Common Offline Utility was made available on 29 May 2026 for both Windows and Mac operating systems.
Common Offline Utility for filing Income-tax Returns ITR 1, ITR 2 and ITR 4 for the AY 2026-27
Utility (version 1.1.0) (47.3 MB)
- Date of release of the latest version of the utility: 29th May 2026
- Date of release of the first version of the utility: 20th May 2026
Utility for MAC (version 1.1.0) (73.4 MB )
- Date of release of the latest version of the utility: 29th May 2026
- Date of release of the first version of the utility: 20th May 2026
