The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on June 18, 2026 has released the ITR-3 Excel Utility (Version 1.0), along with the JSON Schema and Validation Rules for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27 on the Income Tax Department’s e-Filing portal.
The utility has been made available for individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) having income from business or profession to facilitate preparation and filing of Income Tax Returns.
The Department has also released the corresponding JSON Schema and Validation Rules on the same date to support seamless return filing and ensure accurate data validation by taxpayers, tax professionals, and software developers.
The release of these filing resources enables eligible taxpayers to begin preparation of their returns for AY 2026-27 and promotes timely and error-free compliance with the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
ITR 3
For individuals and HUFs having income from profits and gains of business or profession.
Document: Utility Excel Based (version 1.0) (11.8 MB)
Date of release of latest version of utility 18-Jun-2026
Date of release of first version of utility 18-Jun-2026
Document: Schema (1.01 MB)
Date of first release of JSON Schema 18-Jun-2026
Date of latest release of JSON Schema 18-Jun-2026
Document: Validations (1.06 MB)
Date of first release of validation 18-Jun-2026
Date of latest release of validation
