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ITR-3

For individuals and HUFs with income from a business or profession that doesn't fit ITR-4 — regular books, futures and options trading, or receipts above the presumptive limits.

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In short

Business or professional income with books, futures and options, or above the presumptive limits.

Due date with business or professional income, no audit
31-Aug-2026
Due date when accounts need an audit
21-Nov-2026

Is this you?

  • You keep books and declare your actual profit
  • You trade in futures and options or intraday
  • Your turnover or receipts are above the 44AD or 44ADA limits
  • You have business income along with capital gains or other income

Key figures for Tax Year 2025-26

Taken from the same rule tables the TaxCare app files with.

Due date with business or professional income, no audit
31-Aug-2026
Due date when accounts need an audit
21-Nov-2026

Who can't use ITR-3

You don't have to work this out. TaxCare picks the form from your own records and tells you why if it moves you to another one. If none of ITR-1 to ITR-4 fits, a Tax Expert can file it for you.

  • Firms, LLPs and companies — they file ITR-5 or ITR-6

How TaxCare handles it

Only what the app does today — nothing promised for later.

  1. Your records, fetchedOnce your PAN is connected, TaxCare pulls your AIS, TIS and Form 26AS or Form 168 straight from the Income Tax portal.
  2. Receipts the department already seesBusiness and professional receipts reported against your PAN, with the TDS on them, come from your AIS — so what you declare matches what the department has.
  3. GST-registered? A Tax Expert files itIf your AIS shows GST turnover, your return goes to a TaxCare Tax Expert, who matches it with your GST returns.
  4. Both regimes, worked outYour tax is calculated under the old and the new regime on your own figures. You see the difference before you choose.
  5. The right form, from your dataTaxCare works out whether you file ITR-1, 2, 3 or 4 from what your records show — and tells you the reason when it moves you up a form.
  6. A Tax Expert when you need oneIf your return has something self-filing doesn't cover, hand it to a verified TaxCare Tax Expert from inside the app. The price is shown before you book.

What you need

Most of your figures are fetched for you. Keep these ready.

  • Your PAN, linked with your Aadhaar

  • Your Aadhaar-linked or portal-registered mobile, for the OTP

  • Year-end figures: cash in hand, money owed to you and by you, and stock

  • Your professional receipts for the year, and how much came in cash

  • Challans for any advance or self-assessment tax you paid

  • A bank account in your name, validated on the Income Tax portal, for the refund

Guides on this topic

  • ITR forms: which one to file

    Which ITR form should I file? A simple guide

    ITR-1 is for simple salary and interest income, ITR-2 adds capital gains and more than one house, ITR-3 is for business with books, and ITR-4 is for presumptive income. Use this guide to pick the right form.

    4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026

  • ITR forms: which one to file

    ITR-1 (Sahaj): who can file it and how

    ITR-1 (Sahaj) is the simplest return form, for resident individuals with income up to ₹50 lakh from salary, one house, interest and small capital gains. Check the conditions and see how to fill it.

    4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026

  • ITR forms: which one to file

    Can a salaried person with capital gains file ITR-1?

    Only in one case: long-term gains on listed shares or equity funds up to ₹1,25,000, and no other capital gain. Any other gain, or a larger one, means ITR-2. Here is how to check your own position.

    4 min readUpdated 26-Oct-2026

See all guides on this topic

Questions, answered

Who files ITR-3?

Individuals and HUFs with income from a business or profession that isn't fully under the presumptive schemes — and that can include salary, house property, capital gains and other income too.

I trade in futures and options. Which form?

Futures and options are business income, so ITR-3. TaxCare tells you when your records point there.

When is ITR-3 due?

31-Aug-2026 if your accounts don't need an audit, and 21-Nov-2026 if they do.

Can a Tax Expert do it for me?

Yes. Business returns are where a Tax Expert helps most. Book one from inside the app; the price is shown before you book.

Business income, filed properly.

Your first return with TaxCare gets 25% off. The fee follows your income: free up to ₹1,00,000, then from ₹49 — never more than ₹1,499.

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