The Income Tax Department has enabled online filing of ITR-2 for Assessment Year 2026-27 on the e-filing portal, allowing eligible taxpayers to file their returns digitally with greater ease and auto-filled data support.

In a post on X, the department said: "Kind Attention Taxpayers! Online filing and Excel Utility for ITR-2 for A.Y. 2026-27 are now enabled on the e-Filing portal."

The move comes shortly after the release of Excel utilities for ITR-1 and ITR-4 on May 15, expanding access to return filing options for different taxpayer categories.

Who should file ITR-2?

ITR-2 is applicable for individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) who do not have income from business or profession, but have other types of income such as:

• Salary or pension income

• Income from more than one house property

• Capital gains from sale of assets

• Income from other sources (such as interest, dividends, etc.)

Who is not eligible to file ITR-2 ?

ITR-2 cannot be filed by any individual or HUF, whose total income for the year includes income from profit and gains from business or profession, and also who has income in the nature of:

• Interest

• Salary

• Bonus

• Commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, due to, or received by him from a partnership firm.

• Have the income of another person like spouse, minor child, etc., to be clubbed with their income - if income to be clubbed falls in any of the above categories.

However, taxpayers with business or professional income are not eligible to use ITR-2 and must choose other applicable forms.

What documents do I need to file ITR-2?

To file ITR-2, you typically need:

• Form 16 (for salary income)

• Form 16A (for TDS on interest or other income)

• Form 26AS (to verify all TDS details)

• Bank statements / FD receipts (for interest income)

• HRA rent receipts (if claiming HRA)

• Capital gains statement (for shares or securities)

• House property details (rent received, loan interest, etc.)

• Loss-related documents (current or carried forward losses)

• Tax-saving proofs (80C, 80D, 80G, 80GG, etc.) such as insurance, donations, tuition fees, and rent receipts.