The income tax audit report due date has been officially extended by the CBDT, giving businesses and CAs a much-needed breather as of October 30, 2025.
Tax professionals across India are breathing a collective sigh of relief this morning.
In a major development late last night (October 29), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) announced a significant tax audit deadline extended notification.
This move came just in the nick of time. The final tax audit ITR filing due date was set for tomorrow, October 31. The pressure was immense.
It’s become an annual ritual, hasn’t it? We all wait, professionals send countless representations, and social media lights up with speculation. This year, the calls for a tax audit due date extension were particularly loud, citing portal glitches and disruptions from heavy monsoon floods in several regions.
For weeks, the CBDT maintained a deafening silence. This led many to believe the government would finally stick to its deadline.
However, after several High Courts intervened, directing the board to provide a reasonable gap, an extension became almost inevitable.
The New Deadlines You Need to Know
So, what’s the income tax due date extension latest news? The CBDT has broken the extension into two parts:
- New Tax Audit Report Due Date: The due date for furnishing the income tax audit report (Form 3CD, etc.) is extended from October 31 to November 10, 2025.
- New ITR Filing Due Date (Audit): The tax audit ITR filing due date extension pushes the deadline for filing returns from October 31 to December 10, 2025.
This is a welcome move. Forcing businesses and CAs to file both the audit report and the tax return on the same day was a point of major contention. An audit report is complex, and filers need time to use that report to finalize their income tax return.
This tax audit report due date extension provides that crucial one-month buffer between the two compliances, which is what the courts had pointed out.
But, There’s a Catch…
While most are celebrating this tax audit due date extension, there’s a small catch causing some confusion.
Early analysis of the notification suggests the extension might not apply to taxpayers who fall under Transfer Pricing (TP) provisions. Their ITR filing deadline still appears to be November 30.
This has created an awkward situation. Professionals are now hoping the CBDT issues a clarification to bring parity for all audit cases.
As a result, while the panic is over for most, the work is far from done. This extension isn’t a holiday; it’s a recognition of the genuine challenges on the ground. It gives CAs the time to conduct quality audits rather than just rushing to “beat the clock.”
For now, the finance world can take a short breath. The immediate fire is out.
The bigger question remains: Will the government and the CBDT use this next year to fix the systemic issues, or will we all be back here in October 2026, waiting for another last-minute extension?
