The Income Tax Department has released the ITR-3 Excel Utility for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27, enabling taxpayers with income from business or profession to start preparing and filing their income tax returns.
The utility, available in Version 1.0, was released on June 18, 2026, along with the corresponding JSON Schema and Validation Files. The move is expected to benefit a large segment of taxpayers, including business owners, professionals, consultants, freelancers, partners in firms, and traders who are required to file their returns using Form ITR-3.

ITR 3
For individuals and HUFs having income from profits and gains of business or profession.
Document Utility Excel Based (version 1.0) (11.8 MB)
- Date of release of latest version of utility: 18th June 2026
- Date of release of first version of utility: 18th June 2026
Schema (1.01 MB)
- Date of first release of JSON Schema: 18th June 2026
- Date of latest release of JSON Schema: 18th June 2026
Validations (1.06 MB)
- Date of first release of validation: 18th June 2026
- Date of latest release of validation: 18th June 2026