Indian corporate and tax compliance deadline extensions

In India, professional bodies and stakeholders are requesting extensions for various statutory compliance deadlines.

On August 31, 2026, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs extended the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 (CCFS-2026) to September 15, 2026. This move followed requests from groups like the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, which cited technical issues with the MCA-21 V3 portal and heavy workloads.

Following this, the Maharshi Bharadwaj Chartered Accountants’ Association requested that the Union Finance Minister extend the tax audit report filing deadline for Assessment Year 2026-27 from September 30 to October 31, 2026. Practitioners cited a compressed compliance window due to earlier deadlines for non-audit returns and delays in the release of essential e-filing utilities and forms.

By mid-September 2026, multiple professional associations joined these efforts. The Andhra Pradesh Tax Practitioners and Consultants Association (APTPCA) submitted a representation seeking an extension to October 31, citing “physical exhaustion and mental stress” caused by the compressed schedule. Similarly, the Haryana State Tax Bar Association requested at least a 30-day extension due to workload pressures and the complexities of reconciling bank statements, GST records, and AIS/TIS data. The All India MSME Tax Professionals Association has also requested that the tax audit report deadline be moved to October 31, 2026, with the corresponding income-tax return deadline extended to November 30, 2026.

On September 22, 2026, the matter moved toward judicial intervention as the Rajasthan High Court scheduled a hearing for a plea filed by the Rajasthan Tax Consultant’s Association (RTCA). The petition seeks to move the Tax Audit Report deadline from September 30 to October 31, 2026, and the Income Tax Return filing deadline to November 30, 2026. While these requests persist, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has not yet issued a notification for an extension.