By Admin 
ITR Filing deadline 2025: The deadline for filing ITR is slowly approaching. It was first increased from 31 July to 15 September. That is, there are only a few days left to file returns. Now the most important question comes that what will happen if you cannot fill your income tax return (ITR) within the stipulated time? Let us give you complete information about this through this news today.
Late fee will have to be paid
Even after crossing 15 September, Section 234F of the Income Tax Act 1961 is implemented on those who do not deposit ITR. Under this, the Income Tax Department imposes fine to file late ITRs on taxpayers. Under this section, penalty is collected by the department. Penalty is imposed according to the income of the taxpayer.
How much penalty will be paid?
- If your total income is more than Rs 5 lakh, then you will have to pay a fine of Rs 5,000.
- If the total income is less than Rs 5 lakh, then you will not have to pay more than Rs 1,000.
- If the income is less than the taxable limit, there will be no fine.
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