
Common Offline Utility for ITR
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Plans and prices
From Common Offline Utility for ITR's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Common Offline Utility (ITR 1,2,3 and ITR 4) | Free | ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR 3 and ITR 4 for AY 2026-27 |
The facts
Each one read from Common Offline Utility for ITR's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Download
- The Windows utility is version 1.2.4, 47.6 MB, and was last released on 02-Sep-2026.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download workflow
- The instructions say to select the assessment year, download and extract the utility ZIP file, and open the utility.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Excel requirement
- The downloads page says Excel utilities require a genuine, licensed Microsoft Excel version 2016 or later with macros enabled.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hardware requirement
- The general instructions specify an SSE2-capable Intel Pentium or later or AMD K10-or-above architecture, at least 2 GB RAM, and at least 700 MB free disk space.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- ITR 1 eligibility
- ITR 1 is for resident individuals other than not ordinarily resident with total income up to Rs.50 lakh and specified salary, house-property, other-source, capital-gains and agricultural-income limits.checked 12 Oct 2026
- ITR 2 eligibility
- ITR 2 is for individuals and HUFs without income from profits and gains of business or profession.checked 12 Oct 2026
- ITR 3 eligibility
- ITR 3 is for individuals and HUFs having income from profits and gains of business or profession.checked 12 Oct 2026
- ITR 4 eligibility
- ITR 4 is for resident individuals, HUFs and firms other than LLPs meeting the listed Rs.50 lakh income limit and specified presumptive-business and capital-gains conditions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline workflow
- The instructions say to select an assessment year, download and extract the utility ZIP, then open the utility.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The Common Offline Utility is for filing ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR 3 and ITR 4 for assessment year 2026–27.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Return coverage
- The page describes ITR 1 as intended for certain resident individuals with total income up to Rs.50 lakh and specified income sources and thresholds.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Schemas and validations
- The downloads page provides JSON schemas and validation documents for the listed return types.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- State filing
- nonechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- The e-Filing and Centralized Processing Center lists 1800 103 0025 and 1800 419 0025 for e-Filing and income-tax-return queries, 08:00–20:00 Monday to Friday.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System requirement
- The general instructions list Windows 7 or later and say ARM versions of Windows are not supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The general instructions list Windows 7 or later, 2 GB or more RAM, and at least 700 MB free disk space; Windows ARM is not supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The page provides JSON schemas and validation documents and says instructions, utilities, schemas and validation rules will be updated when changes are approved by ITD.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux note
- The general instructions say that in Linux the app should be run in sandbox mode only.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mac download
- A Mac utility is also listed as version 1.2.4, 85.3 MB, with latest release dated 02-Sep-2026.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Windows download
- The Windows utility is version 1.2.4, 47.6 MB, with its latest version released on 02-Sep-2026.checked 12 Oct 2026
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