Many taxpayers are reporting glitches and login issues on the income tax e-filing portal as the Sep. 15 deadline for filing the income tax return (ITR) for the financial year 2024-25 nears. Over the past couple of days, many users have reported glitches, slow navigation and login problems, raising concerns about filing returns within the due date.
On the night of Sep. 10, one user reported that the income tax website had been down for 10 minutes. The taxpayer added that it led to an auto logout after refreshing the page.
Right now income tax site from last 10 min, if we refresh it it get log out
September 10, 2025
Pls @nsitharaman @IncomeTaxIndia #extend_due_dates_immediately #Extend_due_date_now #extend_ITR pic.twitter.com/bSk5OfeuOnComplaints came in on Sept. 9 as well. A user shared a photo taken at 11:51 p.m. showing that the website had not been opening for the past half hour. With the deadline looming, the user said that taxpayers were unable to download the necessary details from the site and urged authorities to consider extending all due dates.
AdvertisementAis site not opening from last half an hour this photo is taken 11.51pm on 9-9-25 as the last date is nearing & we are not able to download details from the income tax site due to glitches so how we file income tax returns in time. So we request to extend all due date. pic.twitter.com/46JPZ6Uu29
September 9, 2025Other users echoed similar grievances. One wrote that the website is frequently malfunctioning and facing “lot of technical glitches.”
@IncomeTaxIndia honestly income tax site is not working properly 24*7. Lot of technical glitches. @nsitharaman ji professionals and tax payers asking to #extend_due_dates_immediately because we are facing problems because of government mistakes. Don't punish honest taxpayers.
September 9, 2025AdvertisementAnother taxpayer claimed that ITR filing and 26AS details were not showing or available for download, requesting that the problem be resolved by the Income Tax Department soon.
Income Tax Site issue facing for ITR filling 26As is now show or Download.
Please solve this issue.@IncomeTaxIndia @FinMinIndia pic.twitter.com/t8pCE6MWquSeptember 9, 2025 A separate user asked if the site was down, noting that they were “unable to log in.”
@IncomeTaxIndia is income tax filing site down?
September 9, 2025
Unable to loginUsers also reported that technical problems were affecting various parts of the portal. On Sept. 9, one user said that the e-filing site was slow and glitchy, with OTP issues and delayed ITR utilities causing difficulties.
Respected .@IncomeTaxIndia The e-filing portal is glitchy with slow navigation & OTP issues, and late ITR utility releases are causing chaos. Taxpayers are struggling as the Sep 15 deadline looms.
Fix the system for smoother filings! #ITR2025 #TaxFiling 😓 pic.twitter.com/Xos2qD7jo5September 9, 2025AdvertisementSeveral taxpayers have also appealed directly to authorities for relief.
One user wrote, “Due to continuous glitches in the Income Tax portal and late release of utilities, we request CBDT to kindly extend the ITR filing due date. ITR utilities came late and portal issues still continue. Extension of the due date is the need of the hour!”
Due to continuous glitches in the Income Tax portal and late release of utilities, we request CBDT to kindly extend the ITR filing due date. ITR utilities came late and portal issues still continue. Extension of the due date is the need of the hour!
September 10, 2025Addressing Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, another user wrote, “Due to continuous technical issues on the ITR filing portal, taxpayers are facing difficulties in filing their returns. We request that the deadline for ITR filing be extended to provide relief to taxpayers.”
@NITIAayog Hon'ble Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, it is humbly requested that due to continuous technical issues on the ITR filing portal,taxpayers are facing difficulties in filing their returns. we request that the deadline for ITR filing be extended to provide relief to taxpayers.
September 10, 2025Here are a few concerns raised by taxpayers over e-filing portal issues :
Income Tax and AIS Portal not working!
September 10, 2025
TR (Non-Audit) – Extend Due Date Immediately
TAR – Extend Due Date Immediately
ITR (Audit) – Extend Due Date Immediately @nsitharamanoffc @IncomeTaxIndia @nsitharaman #ExtendDueDate #INCOMETAXPORTAL #IncomeTax #extend_due_dates_immediately pic.twitter.com/yJGEwoqXdESir one PIL should be required .. its for all portal not only income tax that if during office hrs i.e. 9.00 am to 6.00 pm website is not working then the such time should automatically extended. why again and again every year to ask?
September 10, 2025Income tax portal is not working/website is not opening @nsitharaman @IncomeTaxIndia @narendramodi
September 10, 2025The technical issues have left many taxpayers anxious, especially as the final days of the filing window approach. Taxpayers across the country are expressing concerns that the persistent glitches could not allow the timely submission of returns, while calls for a deadline extension continue to grow louder.
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