Applicable Act/Rule: Income-tax Act, 1961; Income-tax Rules, 1962
Effective Date: May 26, 2026
Income Tax Department released the Excel-based utility for ITR-2 applicable to Individuals and Hindu Undivided Families not having income from profits and gains of business or profession. The utility was released in ZIP format with Version 1.0 and file size of 8.79 MB. Income Tax Department
The first version and latest version of the ITR-2 Excel utility were released on May 26, 2026.
The Income Tax Department also released the JSON Schema for ITR-2 in ZIP format with file size of 380 KB. The first release date and latest release date of the JSON Schema are May 26, 2026.
The validation document for ITR-2 was further released in PDF format with file size of 723 KB. The first release date and latest release date of the validation document are May 26, 2026.
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