ITR Filing 2025: Before filing income tax return, definitely check these two things, otherwise you will get notice immediately

ITR Filing 2025: The last date for filing Income Tax Return (ITR) is near. Income tax return can be filed without any fee till 15 September 2025. If you are also going to file income tax return, then it is very important to know the difference between AIS and Form 26AS. Otherwise, you can get a notice even for a small mistake.

ITR Filing 2025: All the forms for filing income tax returns have been issued. After filing ITR, some people start getting notices from the Income Tax Department. At the same time, sometimes the refund is also delayed. In such a situation, before filing ITR, definitely check two important documents Form 26AS and AIS. It contains complete information about the tax deducted on your salary or other income.

In the last few years, the Income Tax Department has taken several steps to make tax filing easier. As part of these efforts, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made some changes in ITR forms and other important forms related to filing tax returns. In such a situation, now e-filing has become easier than ever.

Know what is AIS

AIS is a digital report that tracks financial transactions throughout the year. It ensures that you have declared the correct income. It gives you a chance to identify and rectify any discrepancy. AIS includes many financial transactions of taxpayers. This document includes information about salary, interest, dividend, rental income, TDS, TCS details, transactions like shares, mutual funds, property purchase and sale, foreign remittance and GST turnover, tax payment, refund, and demand etc. To make income tax return filing easier, taxpayers are given a record of all their financial activities at one place.

Know what is Form 26AS

Form 26AS is a tax credit statement. It shows how much tax has been deposited under your PAN. It contains details of TDS deducted on your salary or other income, self-assessment tax, advance tax, refund information and details of some major expenses or investments. All information like details of purchase of a property or big mutual fund investment is included. If there is any mistake in it – like a TDS entry is missed – then you can contact the person or organization who has deducted the tax and ask them to correct it.

Difference between AIS and Form 26AS

AIS is actually an extension of Form 26AS. Form 26AS contains information such as purchase of property, high-value investments and TDS/TCS transactions. At the same time, AIS also includes information such as interest received from savings account, dividend, rent, purchase and sale of securities or property, foreign remittance, interest received on deposits, GST turnover. Along with this, taxpayers also get the option to give feedback on every transaction in AIS. Apart from this, a summary version of this information is also available in the form of TIS i.e. Taxpayers Information Summary.

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