Income Tax Department releases ITR-5 utilities for AY 2026-27

The tax department has made new tools for filling out a special form called ITR-5.

This form is not for regular people; it is for groups like partnerships, societies, and certain trusts.

One tool lets groups fill in the form online, directly on the tax website.

The other tool is downloaded to a computer, so filling it in does not need the internet the whole time.

When the offline form is done, it makes a special file called a JSON file.

That file is then uploaded to the tax website to send in the form.

There is also a version that works with Microsoft Excel.

Different groups must finish by different dates, depending on whether their accounts needed an audit.

Most file by 31 August, audited groups have until 31 October, and some have until 30 November.

This helps these groups send their tax information to the department on time.