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The Income Tax Department on Monday extended by 21 days the due date for ITR filing and submission of audit report by corporates for assessment year 2026-27. Accordingly, corporates will now have to file income tax return for AY'27 by November 21, instead of October 31. Similarly, the due date for tax audit report submission has been extended from September 30 to October 21. In a statement, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the due dates for both the compliances have been extended. Tax practitioners have been demanding an extension of the corporate statutory audit report and ITR filing deadline from September 30 citing compressed audit window following the August 31 deadline for filing ITR in non-audit cases. Nangia & Co LLP Senior Partner Amit Agarwal, said the extension shows that the CBDT has taken cognisance of the genuine challenges being faced by taxpayers and tax professionals during the current compliance cycle. "The additional 21 days will provide much-needed
Department of Financial Services DFS Secretary Sanjay Lohiya on Tuesday urged Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to sustain good financial performance and further strengthen credit flow to the last mile. The net profit of RRBs increased to an all-time high of Rs 10,176 crore in 2025-26 against Rs 6,820 crore in FY25, a jump of 49 per cent. Both gross non-performing assets (GNPA) and net non-performing assets have reached all-time lows of 5.3 per cent and 2.1 per cent, respectively, the finance ministry said in a statement. Reviewing the financial performance here, Lohiya appreciated the commendable performance of all RRBs during 2025-26. At present, 28 RRBs are operating through 22,273 branches across 26 states and 3 Union Territories, covering about 700 districts. The total business of all 28 RRBs has crossed Rs 13.5 lakh crore, surpassing the business level of a few individual public sector banks (PSBs) in FY26. RRBs also continue to achieve all targets and sub-targets prescribed unde