New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for filing tax audit reports for the Assessment Year (AY) 2025-26 and the new specified date for submitting audit reports under the Income-tax Act, 1961, for the Previous Year 2024-25 has been moved from September 30 to October 31.

"The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to extend the specified date for filing various audit reports for the Previous Year 2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26), from 30th September 2025 to 31st October 2025, for assessees referred to in clause (a) of Explanation 2 to sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act," it said in a post on X.

This extension comes in response to representations from professional bodies...