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India’s Tax Portal Claims 1 Crore Daily Capacity Ahead of July 31 Deadline
India’s tax office says its online portal can handle up to 10 million tax returns in one day.
By July 29, more than 5 million returns were already filed, but many more are still expected.
Experts warn that even with this capacity, filing on the last day can still be slow because of login problems, phone code delays, and other technical hiccups.
They advise people to file early to avoid mistakes and technical issues.
The government says no extra deadline is needed, and the current numbers don’t support a new extension.
The Indian government claims its e‑filing portal can process up to 1 crore income‑tax returns in a single day ahead of the July 31, 2026 deadline.
More than 5 crore returns have already been filed for AY 2026‑27, with an estimated 9.19 crore filed last year, indicating a large volume still pending.
Tax experts warn that high capacity does not eliminate last‑minute risks such as login congestion, OTP delays, and authentication failures.
The government’s capacity claim is meant to reassure, but experts advise filing early to avoid errors and technical glitches.
No extension is expected, and experts say the current filing trend does not justify extending the July 31 deadline.
- Who
- Indian taxpayers and the Income Tax Department
- What
- Filing of income tax returns and the e‑filing portal’s capacity
- Where
- India, via the online e‑filing portal
- When
- Deadline July 31, 2026, with data up to July 29, 2026
- Why
- To reassure taxpayers about portal readiness and address last‑minute filing concerns
Key facts
- Filing deadline
- July 31, 2026
- Portal capacity
- 1 crore returns per day
- Returns filed by July 29
- 5 crore
- Previous season returns
- 9.19 crore
- Government body
- Income Tax Department
Quotes
CA Chandni Anandan
Tax Expert at ClearTax
“The enhanced capacity is certainly reassuring and reflects a significant improvement in the Income Tax Department's digital infrastructure. However, taxpayers should not interpret the '1 crore returns a day' figure as an assurance that waiting until the last day is risk‑free,”
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“On paper, that capacity appears sufficient if the remaining load spreads across even two to three days. The concern is not capacity on paper. It is concentration. Filing patterns from previous years show a disproportionate share of returns arriving on the last day itself,”
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