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Form 26AS shows the tax credit

Form 26AS shows tax credits such as TDS and TCS. The credit in a return should follow it. The AIS is a different download. The office is at 515 Trichy Road, Singanallur.

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This page is Form 26AS. The salary certificate stays on the Form 16 page. The AIS stays on the AIS page. A figure that disagrees with Form 16 stays on the mismatch page. Do not send the TRACES or income-tax password in chat. Call +91 94454 38387.

What it shows

Form 26AS shows tax credits such as TDS and TCS. The credit in a return should follow 26AS. Download it via the TRACES portal link to cross-check those entries. Claim the credit that Form 26AS shows.

The Annual Information Statement can list salary, interest, dividends, securities, and other information reported against the PAN. That statement is on the AIS page. An AIS row is information to check, not an automatic addition. A figure that disagrees with Form 16 stays on the mismatch page. The Taxpayer Information Summary is downloaded with the AIS, as a PDF or JSON. That summary is on the TIS page. It is not Form 26AS.

What it is not

Form 16 is the annual certificate from the employer for salary and the tax deducted on that salary. That certificate is on the Form 16 page. Form 16A is the quarterly certificate for non-salary TDS. That certificate is on the Form 16A page. Neither certificate replaces Form 26AS. If a certificate shows more tax than 26AS, the deductor corrects the statement before the extra credit is used. Where the certificate is Form 16, ask the employer to correct the statement before you rely on the extra credit. The salary can still be shown.

Downloading Form 26AS does not file the return. The quarterly TDS returns stay on their own pages. The deposit on the 7th is not this statement. Those credits are matched to Form 26AS and AIS before a self-assessment balance is worked out, on the self-assessment page. The section and the rate stay on the rates page. A percentage is not copied here.

Before the return is filed

  1. Download Form 26AS via the TRACES portal link, and download the AIS.
  2. The desk matches the credit to Form 16 or Form 16A, and lists any row the papers do not support.
  3. You approve the draft. The return is filed after that approval.
  4. You complete e-verification yourself.

The return that uses this statement is quoted before it is filed. The first discussion is free. The length depends on the file.

Common questions

Is Form 26AS the same as the AIS?

No. Form 26AS shows tax credits such as TDS and TCS. The Annual Information Statement can list salary, interest, dividends, securities, and other information reported against the PAN. An AIS row is information to check, not an automatic addition.

Does the certificate replace Form 26AS?

No. The credit in a return should follow 26AS. If the certificate shows more tax than 26AS, the deductor corrects the statement before the extra credit is used.

Does downloading Form 26AS file the return?

No. Form 26AS is downloaded via the TRACES portal link to cross-check TDS and TCS entries. The return is a different filing. You approve the draft before it is filed.

Related pages

Form 16The salary certificate Form 16AThe non-salary certificate AISThe information statement Form 16 and AISWhen the figures differ Income tax filingThe return is filed here

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