Income tax · statutory due date
Form 26Q due date
Quarterly return of tax deducted on contractor, professional, rent and interest payments.
Next due
31 Oct 2026
Falls on 31 Oct 2026.
The essentials
A list cannot remind you.
Taxlabs derives your own filing calendar from your entity type and registrations, applies extensions as they are notified, and nudges you before each date — with a CA who files.
Other Income tax due dates
Challan 281 due date
Deposit of the tax you deducted from salaries, contractors, rent and professional fees.
24Q due date
Quarterly return of salary TDS. The Q4 return carries the annexure that generates Form 16.
Challan 280 due date
Tax paid as you earn, in four instalments — 15%, 45%, 75% and 100% cumulative.
ITR due date
Annual income tax return for the previous financial year.
Frequently asked
When is the 26Q due?
The 31st of July, October, January, May. The next one falls on 31 Oct 2026.
Who has to file 26Q?
Deductors filing TDS on payments other than salary.
What happens if 26Q is filed late?
₹200 a day under section 234E until filed, capped at the TDS amount.
Do extensions change this date?
They can. CBDT and CBIC notify extensions from time to time, usually close to the deadline. The date shown here is the statutory one; inside Taxlabs the effective date is used, with any notified extension already applied.
Statutory dates as at the date of publication. Extensions notified after publication are not reflected on this page. This is general information, not advice on your specific filing.