As the new assessment year 2025-26 gets underway, people across the country especially salaried taxpayers are preparing to file their Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the financial year 2024-25.

Seven different ITR forms were notified in April last year, so it is expected that the tax department will soon make available the required forms to ensure that the income tax return filing starts this month.

There are only a few days left to gather your documents, calm your nerves and hope for a good tax refund – but, if you already know you're unlikely to make the deadline, here's how you can get an extension.