Income tax Return forms and its version for AY 2026-27
Common Offline Utility (ITR 1,2,3 and ITR 4)
Common Offline Utility for filing Income-tax Returns ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR 3 and ITR 4 for the AY 2026-27
Utility 
(version 1.2.2) (57.1 MB)
Date of release of latest version of utility 17-Jul-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 20-May-2026
Utility for MAC (version 1.2.2) (85.2 MB)
Date of release of latest version of utility 17-Jul-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 20-May-2026
ITR 1
For individuals being a resident (other than not ordinarily resident) having total income upto Rs.50 lakh and having Income from Salaries, two house properties, other sources (Interest etc.), long-term capital gains under section 112A up to Rs. 1.25 lakh, and agricultural income up to Rs.5 thousand
Utility Excel Based (Version 1.2) (3.64 MB )
Date of release of latest version of utility 31-Jul-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 15-May-2026
Schema (145 KB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema 15-May-2026
Date of latest release of JSON Schema 30-Jun-2026
Schema Change Document (version 1.1) (221 KB)
Validations 
(543 KB)
Date of first release of validation 15-May-2026
Date of latest release of validation 15-May-2026
ITR 2
For Individuals and HUFs not having income from profits and gains of business or profession.
Utility Excel Based (Version 1.3) (8.78 MB )
Date of release of latest version of utility 31-Jul-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 26-May-2026
Schema (380 KB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema 26-May-2026
Date of latest release of JSON Schema 30-Jun-2026
Schema Change Document (Version 1.1) (217 KB)
Validations (723 KB)
Date of first release of validation 26-May-2026
Date of latest release of validation 26-May-2026
ITR 3
For individuals and HUFs having income from profits and gains of business or profession.
Utility Excel Based (version 1.2) (11 MB )
Date of release of latest version of utility 17-Jul-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 18-Jun-2026
Schema (1.01 MB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema 18-Jun-2026
Date of latest release of JSON Schema 30-Jun-2026
Schema Change Document (Version 1.1) (284 KB)
Validations (1.06 MB)
Date of first release of validation 18-Jun-2026
Date of latest release of validation 18-Jun-2026
ITR 4
For Individuals, HUFs and Firms (other than LLP) being a resident having total income upto Rs.50 lakh and having income from business and profession which is computed under sections 44AD, 44ADA or 44AE, and having long-term capital gains under section 112A upto Rs. 1.25 lakh
Utility Excel Based (Version 1.1) (4.76 MB )
Date of release of latest version of utility 30-Jun-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 15-May-2026
Schema (246 KB )
Date of first release of JSON Schema 15-May-2026
Date of latest release of JSON Schema 30-Jun-2026
Schema Change Document (Version 1.1) (220 KB)
Validations (637 KB)
Date of first release of validation 15-May-2026
Date of latest release of validation 15-May-2026
ITR 5
For persons other than- (i) individual, (ii) HUF, (iii) company and (iv) person filing Form ITR-7
Utility (Version 1.0.0) (41.7 MB)
Date of release of latest version of utility 07-Aug-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 07-Aug-2026
Utility for MAC (Version 1.0.0) (69.0 MB)
Date of release of latest version of utility 07-Aug-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 07-Aug-2026
Utility Excel Based (Version 1.3) (13.8 MB)
Date of release of latest version of utility 07-Aug-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 07-Jul-2026
Schema (0.97 MB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema 07-Jul-2026
Date of latest release of JSON Schema 05-Aug-2026
Schema Change Document (Version 1.1) (209 KB)
Validations (1.29 MB)
Date of first release of validation 07-Jul-2026
Date of latest release of validation 07-Jul-2026
ITR 6
For Companies other than companies claiming exemption under section 11
Utility Excel Based (Version 1.0) (14.4 MB)
Date of release of first version of utility04-Aug-2026
Schema (1.2 MB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema 04-Aug-2026
Validations (1.2 MB)
Date of first release of validation 04-Aug-2026
ITR 7
For persons including companies required to furnish return under sections 139(4A) or 139(4B) or 139(4C) or 139(4D) only
Utility Excel Based (Version 1.1) (5.76 MB)
Date of release of latest version of utility 21-Jul-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 09-Jul-2026
Schema (414 KB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema 09-Jul-2026
Date of latest release of JSON Schema 09-Jul-2026
Validations (565 KB)
Date of first release of validation 09-Jul-2026
Date of latest release of validation 09-Jul-2026
Source: Income tax portal
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