ITR Filing 2026: Your Last Date and the Regime Call, Settled

ITR-1 and ITR-2 are due 31 July 2026; ITR-3 and ITR-4 (no audit) now get till 31 August 2026

The new regime is the default and makes income up to Rs 12 lakh tax-free via the Section 87A rebate

Salaried filers add the Rs 75,000 standard deduction, so roughly Rs 12.75 lakh can be tax-free

Old regime only wins if your deductions are large; non-business filers can switch inside the ITR each year

Miss the date and a belated return is allowed till 31 December 2026 with a fee up to Rs 5,000

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