New Challans for Income Tax Act, 2025 Payments Now Live

Effective April 1, 2026, new challans for tax payments under the Income Tax Act, 2025, have been activated on the Income Tax e-Filing Portal. This update aims to streamline tax payments for the new regime.

Accessing New Challans

Taxpayers can access these new challans by navigating through the following steps on the portal:

• e File → e Pay Tax → Select “Income Tax Act, 2025” → New Payment → Select the applicable tile.

Applicability of Tax Acts

• Income Tax Act, 2025: This Act applies to tax payments for Tax Year 2026–27 and all subsequent periods.
• Income Tax Act, 1961: For payments related to periods prior to Tax Year 2026–27 (i.e., Assessment Year 2026–27 or earlier), the Income Tax Act, 1961 remains applicable.

Further Guidance

Detailed guidance on using the new challan forms is available in the User Manuals. Both tax payment options, under the Income Tax Act, 2025, and the Income Tax Act, 1961, are readily available on the e-filing portal.