Quick Summary
Taxpayers falling under the ITR-2 category can now begin filing their Income Tax Returns for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27, as the Income Tax Department has officially enabled both online filing and the Excel Utility on the e-filing portal.
The latest update brings relief to salaried individuals, pensioners, and taxpayers having capital gains, foreign assets, multiple house properties, or income from sources other than business and profession, who were awaiting activation of the ITR-2 utility for the current assessment year.
ITR 2
For Individuals and HUFs not having income from profits and gains of business or profession.
Utility Excel Based (Version 1.0) (8.79 MB )
- Date of release of latest version of utility: 26th May 2026
- Date of release of first version of utility: 26th May 2026
Schema (380 KB)
- Date of first release of JSON Schema: 26th May 2026
- Date of latest release of JSON Schema: 26th May 2026
Validations (723 KB)
- Date of first release of validation: 26th May 2026
- Date of latest release of validation: 26th May 2026
FAQ :
You can now begin filing your ITR-2 for Assessment Year 2026-27 as the Income Tax Department has enabled online filing and the Excel Utility.
The ITR-2 form is for individuals and HUFs who do not have income from profits and gains of business or profession. This includes salaried individuals, pensioners, and those with capital gains, foreign assets, or multiple house properties.
Yes, the Excel Utility for ITR-2 has been released and is available on the e-filing portal. The latest version was released on 26th May 2026.
Both online filing and the Excel Utility for ITR-2 are available on the Income Tax Department's e-filing portal.
The latest version of the ITR-2 Excel Utility was released on 26th May 2026.
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