A taxpayer can view or download form 26AS from his/her Income Tax e-filing account. It is one of the most important documents required while filing your Income Tax Return. The tax credit statement contains the following information
- Details of Taxes Deducted at Source (TDS)from the taxpayer’s income.
- Details of Taxes Collected at Source (TCS) from taxpayer’s payments.
- Advance Taxes and Self Assessment taxes paid by the taxpayers.
- Details of the Income Tax Refund received during the year.
- Details of any high-value transactions (for eg. Shares, Mutual Funds, etc.).
Steps to download Form 26AS
- Go to incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
Once you go to Income Tax e-filing website, click on “View Form 26AS (Tax Credit)” from Quick Links
- Enter the User ID (PAN), Password and Captcha code to log in
Your user ID will be your PAN You can also reset the password if forgotten.
- Navigate to My Account > View Form 26AS (Tax Credit)
Click on the “My Account” option from the dashboard.
- Click Confirm
You will be redirected to TDS-CPC (TRACES) site.
- View Tax Credit Statement
A pop-up window will be shown as you are redirected to the TRACES portal, click on “Ok.”
- Enter the required details
Choose Assessment Year (AY) & View as HTML.
- Click on View/Download
This will export the file as a PDF.
Sample Form 26AS
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FAQs
Yes, you can download the Form 26AS of the previous years as well. Follow the steps mentioned above and while selecting Assessment Year select the previous Assessment Year.
The password to open Form 26AS is the Date of Birth of a taxpayer in DD/MM/YYYY format. For example, if your date of birth is 18th Feb 1956 then your password is 18021956.
