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ITR 2026: Secondary Address Field Now Mandatory
Taxpayers filing ITR for FY 2025-26 must provide a secondary address. The change applies to all ITR forms and aims to reduce discrepancies. Deadlines vary by form.
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The income tax department made the secondary address field mandatory across all ITR forms for assessment year 2026-27. Taxpayers filing for financial year 2025-26 must provide an additional communication address alongside their primary one. The field appears in the personal information section of each notified form, covering all taxpayer categories.
The Income-tax Act does not define "secondary address," and the forms do not specify what qualifies. On the e-filing portal, taxpayers first enter their primary address. The system then asks whether the secondary address is the same. Selecting "Yes" auto-fills the field. Selecting "No" requires manual entry of the full address.