ITR can be filed directly on the income tax department’s e-filing portal free of cost, either on your own or with the help of a Chartered Accountant.
September 15, 2025, is the last date to file the income tax return (ITR) for individuals who are not liable for income tax audit for FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26). The ITR can be filed directly on the income tax department’s e-filing portal free of cost, either on your own or with the help of a Chartered Accountant (CA).
Apart from the tax department’s portal, there are several third-party websites that provide ITR filing services for payment of a fee. While filing on the government portal is free, using the services of CAs or specialised tax filing websites usually comes with a fee. These websites typically offer different kinds of plans depending on the number of sources of taxpayers’ income, its complexity and the level of assistance required. Read more to know more about how much fee you need to pay for filing ITR through these private portals.
What are the different filing options?
Broadly, most online platforms offer three types of ITR filing plans:
1. Self-filing: Taxpayers upload documents and complete the ITR filing themselves, with basic backend assistance for data handling.
2. Assisted filing: The taxpayer uploads documents, and an automated system designed with CA inputs helps complete the filing.
3. CA-assisted filing: The platform connects the taxpayer with an in-house tax expert or CA, often through a call or video consultation, to resolve queries before filing.
What are the charges across popular ITR filing websites?
Here’s a look at the charges for CA-assisted filing plans across six widely used tax filing platforms for AY 2025-26:
| Service Type | TaxManager.in | ClearTax.in | MyItreturn.com | Tax2Win.in | TaxSpanner | Tax Buddy |
| Tax Expert Assisted Assisted Salary – Income Less than Rs 50 Lakh annually | Rs 1,250 | Rs 3249 | Rs 1000 | Rs 1541 to Rs 1962 | Rs 699 | Rs 999 |
| Tax Expert Assisted Assisted Salary – Income more than Rs 50 Lakh annually | Rs 5,000 | Rs 5,950 | Rs 2,000 | Rs 1541-Rs 1962 | Rs 4,899 | Rs 1,099 |
| Tax Expert Assisted Assisted – Capital Gains | Rs 4,500 | Rs 5950 to Rs 8,750 | Rs 4,000 | Rs 4908 | Rs 2,449-Rs 4,999 | Rs 2,999 |
| Tax Expert Assisted – Professional/ Self Employed/ Consultants | Rs 5,000 | Rs 5950 to Rs 8750 | Rs 5,000 | Rs 3,066 | Rs 4,999 | Rs 2,499 |
| Tax Expert Assisted – NRI | Rs 5,000 | Rs 8,750 | Rs 1,000-6,000 | Rs 9,203 | Rs 4,199 | Rs 4,499 |
| Tax Expert Assisted – Foreign Income | Rs 7,500 | Rs 8,750 | Rs 6000 | Rs 12,270 | Rs 4,199 to 7,999 | Rs 7,499 |
(Source: Respective tax filing websites. Note: ClearTax also has a luxe plan which costs Rs 25,000 and offers features like end to ITR filing support, 24*7/365 days calls and live sessions and more. Data as of September 11, 2025)
Association body demands extension of ITR and tax audit deadline
The Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association (KSCAA), Advocates Tax Bar Association (ATBA) and central council (CIRC) of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) have all sent a representation to the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman highlighting various issues with the e-filing ITR portal.
ICAI and Advocates Tax Bar Association (ATBA) have also requested an extension of income tax return (ITR) and tax audit deadline in the light of so many errors and glitches on the ITR portal. ATBA said that the deadline for non-audit ITR should be October 15, 2025. The tax audit report submission deadline should be November 30, 2025, ATBA said.
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