Knowledge - How to view Form 26AS - Reg.

How to view your Form 26AS

• Form 26AS can be downloaded from TRACES (see below for step-by-step guide on how to download Form 26AS)
• This income tax Form 26AS is linked with your PAN
• The password for opening Form 26AS is your Date of Birth (in DDMMYYYY format)
• You can view Form 26AS from FY 2008-09 onwards

What is Form 26AS?

Form 26AS contains:

• Details of tax deducted on your income by deductors
• Details of tax collected by collectors
• Advance tax paid by the taxpayer
• Self-assessment tax payments
• Regular assessment tax deposited by the taxpayers (PAN holders)
• Details of refund received by you during the financial year
• Details of the High-value Transactions in respect of shares, mutual fund etc.

Step-by-Step Guide on How to Download Form 26AS from TRACES

Form 26AS can be downloaded:

• On the TRACES website
• Or via Net Banking Facility of authorised banks

How to Download & View Form 26AS through the TRACES Website

Step 1

Go to https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and Login using your income tax department login & password. If you don’t have an account, you’ll need to Register first (see the button on top of LOGIN).

Step 2

Enter your PAN number, password and date of birth / date of incorporation in DD/MM/YYYY format. And enter the captcha code. Now click on LOGIN.

Step 3

The following screen will appear. Go to ‘My Account’. Click on  ‘View Form 26AS’ in the drop down

Step 4

Click on ‘Confirm’ so that you are redirected to the TRACES website. (Don’t worry, this is a necessary step and is completely safe since it is a government website).

Step 5

You are now on the TRACES (TDS-CPC) website. Select the box on the screen and click on ‘Proceed’.

Step 6

Click on the link at the bottom of the page – ‘Click View Tax Credit (Form 26AS) to view your Form 26AS’.

Step 7

Choose the Assessment Year and the format in which you want to see the Form 26-AS. If you want to see it online, leave the format as HTML. If you would like to download a PDF for future reference, choose PDF. After you have made your choice, enter the ‘Verification Code’ and click on ‘View/Download’.

Step 8

To open the document you have to enter a password. Form 26AS password is your DOB in DDMMYYY format. Voila! Your Income Tax Form 26AS will open!

View Form 26AS via Net Banking of your Bank Account

The facility is available to a PAN holder having a netbanking account with any of authorized banks. You can View Tax Credit Statement (Form 26AS) only if your PAN number is mapped to that particular account. This facility is available for free.

List of banks registered with NSDL for providing view of Tax Credit Statement (Form 26AS) are as below:

• Axis Bank Limited

• Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Bank of Baroda

• Citibank N.A.
• Corporation Bank
• City Union Bank Limited

• ICICI Bank Limited
• IDBI Bank Limited
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Indian Bank

• Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
• Karnataka Bank

• Oriental Bank of Commerce

• State Bank of India
• State Bank of Mysore
• State Bank of Travancore
• State Bank of Patiala

• The Federal Bank Limited
• The Saraswat Co-operative Bank Limited

• UCO Bank
• Union Bank of India