A company files ITR-6 on the income tax e-filing portal every year, profit or loss, signed with a director's Digital Signature Certificate. For the year to 31 March 2026, audited companies have until 21 November 2026 (extended from 31 October), with the tax audit report due by 21 October. In order: close the books and finish the statutory audit; if a tax audit applies, the CA files that report first; work out the tax, where most startups pay 22% under section 115BAA plus surcharge and 4% cess, opted into through Form 10-IC by the due date; pay any balance by challan; then file ITR-6 and sign it with the DSC. A DPIIT startup holding an 80-IAC certificate claims its tax holiday in this return. Income from 1 April 2026 falls under the Income-tax Act 2025, where the same holiday is section 140.
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Confirms that a domestic company files ITR-6, other than companies claiming exemption under section 11.
From incometax.gov.in by Income Tax Department Help page
The public broadcaster's report of CBDT Circular 07/2026: for AY 2026-27 the return deadline for taxpayers under audit, which includes companies, moved from 31 October to 21 November 2026, and the tax audit report from 30 September to 21 October 2026.
From newsonair.gov.in by News On AIR (All India Radio)
A walk through ITR-6 schedule by schedule, including the rule that a company's return must be filed electronically under a digital signature and that no documents are attached.
From cleartax.in by ClearTax
The portal where returns, audit reports and option forms are filed and verified; its notices carry the year's due-date extensions and the notifications issued under the Income-tax Act 2025.
From incometax.gov.in by Income Tax Department
The government's own May 2026 summary of startup tax benefits under both Acts: the 80-IAC holiday (section 140 of the Income-tax Act 2025), ESOP tax deferral, and the abolition of angel tax.
From startupindia.gov.in by Startup India (DPIIT)
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