As the deadline for filing income tax returns (ITR) approaches on Monday, September 15, 2025, tax professionals, chartered accountants (CAs), and taxpayers have taken to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to demand an urgent extension. The hashtag #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately has been trending since Thursday morning, reflecting widespread concerns over the tight timelines.
With just ten days left for the deadline, concerns are mounting over portal glitches, late release of utilities, frequent AIS/TIS download errors, and an overwhelming workload for professionals. Many CAs argue that without an extension, filing quality will be compromised, potentially leading to compliance issues.
CA Amit Garg highlighted the pressure on professionals, tweeting:
@IncomeTaxIndia @nsitharamanoffc @PMOIndia #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately #ITR
This is to inform you that most of the Tax professionals are in deed trouble. They are worry about their work. Less time will give poor quality of the work.
For better compliance,need a time.— CA Amit Garg (@amit_garg271) September 5, 2025
“This is to inform you that most of the Tax professionals are in deep trouble. They are worried about their work. Less time will give poor quality of the work. For better compliance, need a time.”
Similarly, Vansh Kashyap pointed to technical issues on the government portal:
📢 Attention CAs, Tax Professionals & Taxpayers,
The portal is not working properly, and many returns are still pending. With deadlines so close, it’s becoming very tough to complete the work.
👉 Let’s request an extension together.
Use #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately .— Vansh kashyap (@oye__vansh) September 5, 2025
“The portal is not working properly, and many returns are still pending. With deadlines so close, it’s becoming very tough to complete the work. Let’s request an extension together.”
Another user, Shares and Life, listed the multiple hardships being faced:
Late release of utilities,
Change in Capital Gain rules,
Additional details required in old regime,
Frequent AIS/TIS download issues,
Wrong data in AIS/TIS,
Flood situation in many states.Given these genuine hardships,
Kindly #Extend_due_date_immediately— Shares and Life (@sharesandlife) September 4, 2025
“Late release of utilities, change in Capital Gain rules, additional details required in old regime, frequent AIS/TIS download issues, wrong data in AIS/TIS, flood situation in many states. Given these genuine hardships, kindly extend due date immediately.”
CA Dhwanit Mehta emphasized collective action:
📢 Requesting all Chartered Accountants, Tax Professionals, and Taxpayers 🚨
If you truly want an extension of Non-Audit ITR and Tax Audit Due Dates, let’s raise our collective voice.
👉 Trend the hashtag #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately on social media.
Your support matters.— Dhwanit Mehta (@dhwanit_mehta) September 4, 2025
“If you truly want an extension of Non-Audit ITR and Tax Audit Due Dates, let’s raise our collective voice. Trend the hashtag #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately.”
Highlighting the numbers, CA Bharat Vijayvargiya shared:
Just 10 days left.
Out of 7.3 Cr, only 4.3 Cr returns filed.
Filing 3 Cr+ returns in 10 days is impossible.Dear @IncomeTaxIndia
Kindly #Extend_Due_Date_Immediately#Extend_Due_Date_Immediately— CA Bharat Vijayvargiya (@OfficeofBharatV) September 4, 2025
“Just 10 days left. Out of 7.3 Cr, only 4.3 Cr returns filed. Filing 3 Cr+ returns in 10 days is impossible.”
Other professionals, including Lokesh SN, voiced stress and burnout:
#Extend_Due_Date_Immediately Mam, pls understand how we can convey our clients, we are working day and night without proper rest, they thought filings delay is from our fault…if extension got further delay no use in it.#Extend_Due_Date_Immediately @IncomeTaxIndia @nsitharaman
— Adv. LOKESH SN (@lokeshnmca) September 4, 2025
“Mam, pls understand how we can convey our clients, we are working day and night without proper rest. They thought filing delays is from our fault… if extension got further delay no use in it.”
With thousands of tweets surfacing, the demand for an extension is gaining momentum. While the Income Tax Department has not yet issued an official statement, the pressure is mounting on the government to provide relief, especially considering portal challenges and pending returns.
Whether the deadline will be extended remains uncertain, but the growing online campaign signals the urgency felt by India’s tax professionals and taxpayers alike.
