{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d5d3d40807cec591cd77e01/6a0ad26cfd0523152af9bac4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"New Excel Utilities Released for ITR-1 and ITR-4 Forms for AY 2026-27","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d5d3d40807cec591cd77e01/1779094112019-2151a016-403c-4557-bfb6-fb859f2589f5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Income Tax Department has deployed the official Excel utilities for ITR-1 (Sahaj) and ITR-4 (Sugam), signaling the formal opening of the compliance cycle for Assessment Year 2026–27 (Financial Year 2025–26). These enhanced offline schemas enable eligible individual and presumptive business taxpayers to begin compiling their return data. Available for immediate download on the official e-filing portal, the updated tools feature structural enhancements designed to optimize local data validation, simplify JSON payload generation, and ensure a highly efficient filing workflow. <strong>Read Also: </strong><a href=\"https://saginfotech.wixsite.com/about/post/ay-2026-27-itr-update-excel-utilities-itr-1-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://saginfotech.wixsite.com/about/post/ay-2026-27-itr-update-excel-utilities-itr-1-4 </a></p>","author_name":"Amit Gupta"}