Advisory for taxpayers

Check your 26AS Tax credit statement regularly!

• 26AS statement contains tax credits available to taxpayer for claim in Income Tax Return along with information on refund, high value transactions and TDS defaults.
• View 26AS statement to check TDS credits as reported by your deductors.
• Insist on furnishing of TDS certificate downloaded by the deductor through TRACES portal (tdscpc.gov.in) only.
• Valid TDS/TCS certificate bears 7 alpha character (for example-ABCXYET) that can be verified through TRACES website by using verify TDS certificate in view TDS/TCS Credit.
• Be vigilant towards completeness and correctness of 26AS statement.
• Request the deductor to file correction statement on noticing of any gap in TDS certificate or in 26AS.
• Taxpayer may view/download Form 26AS from any of the following:
  • Online banking of 37 banks
  • Income Tax e-filing website : incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
  • TRACES website : www.tdscpc.gov.in