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Can I file ITR-2 and ITR-3 online today (July 18, 2025)? Here's the latest update

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By Upstox News Desk

3 min read | Updated on July 18, 2025, 08:39 IST

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SUMMARY

As of July 18, 2025, you can file ITR-2 online. But, ITR-3 can be filed only through the Excel utility. ITR-3 may take some more time before becoming available on the e-filing portal.

ITR 2, 3 online filing

Online facilities for ITR-2 and ITR-3 have not been enabled yet. | Image source: Shutterstock

The Income Tax Department has enabled the online utility for ITR-2 on the e-filing portal, which means you can now file ITR-2 online. However, the department has not yet given an update on the availability of the online utility for ITR-3.

At the time of updating this article, around 8.26 am on Friday (July 18, 2025), the ITR-2 was available in the drop-down for selecting ITR forms on the e-filing portal (See screenshot below). However, the ITR-3 form was not available.

Therefore, you can now file ITR-2 online with pre-filled data directly on the e-filing portal of the Income Tax department. However, you need to wait for some more time to file ITR-3 online.
However, you can ITR-3 forms partially online even today. For this, you need to download the Excel utilities of ITR-3, fill in and validate the details, and then upload it online on the Income Tax portal after converting it to a JSON file. The Excel utilities for ITR-2 and ITR-3 were released on July 11, 2025.
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Source: Screenshot of ITR e-filing portal as of 9.00 am on July 17, 2025.

What happened in 2024?

Last year, the tax department enabled the online filing of ITR-2 on April 1, 2024

"Income Tax Return Form of ITR-1, 2 and 4 are enabled to file through Online mode with prefilled data at the portal," the Income Tax Department had said on April 1 last year.

The online filing for ITR-3 was enabled on May 9, 2025. "Offline and Online Utility of ITR-3 for AY 2024-25 is available for filing," the department had said then.

What is the due date of filing ITR?

The Income Tax Department has extended the due date of ITR filing for non-audit cases to September 15. So, there is a lot of time left before the last date. You can expect that the tax department will very soon enable the online filing facility for remaining ITR forms as well.

ITR-2 form can be filed by salaried taxpayers and others having income above ₹50 lakh, but that shouldn't include income from any business and profession. (Read more details here about this form)
ITR-3 can be used in case of income from business and profession (Read more details here about this form).
Currently, taxpayers can file ITR-2, ITR-1 and ITR-4 online with prefilled data on the e-filing portal.
(This article was first published on July 17, 2025)
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