Income tax return deadline extended: Revised filing now allowed until January 15

The Income-Tax Department announced an extension for the deadline for filing belated or revised income tax returns for the fiscal year 2023-24 to 15th January 2025.
Previously, the last date for resident individuals to make these submissions for assessment year (AY) 2024-25 was set at 31st December 2024.
The department made this announcement in a post on X, “CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) extends the last date for furnishing belated/revised return of income for AY 2024-25 in the case of resident individuals from December 31, 2024, to January 15, 2025.”

Vivek Jalan, a partner at Tax Connect Advisory Services LLP, clarified the significance of the extension.
He stated that for the 2023-24 fiscal, the due date to make rectifications by resident taxpayers was December 31, which was the last date to file belated or revised ITRs. This has now been extended to January 15, giving some relaxation to these taxpayers to match with their books first and then file their belated/revised ITRs accordingly, he told news agency PTI.
The move provides an additional two weeks for taxpayers to reconcile their financial records.