View Your 26AS ( Income Tax Credit ) Statement Online
Form 26AS (Income Tax Credit) statement shows details of credit received against your PAN for TDS deducted by your employer and other dedutors, Advance Tax and / or Self Assessment Tax paid by you besides other information listed below. If the amount of tax deducted from your income / paid by you is not credited against your PAN for any reason, you may receive demand for payment of income tax from Income Tax department and / or refund claimed by you in your return may not be received / delayed. Therefore, it is advisable to view 26AS statement and verify the amount of income tax credited against your PAN. The 26AS statement contains following information:
- Details of income tax deducted on behalf of the taxpayer by deductors
- Details of income tax collected on behalf of the taxpayer by collectors
- Advance tax / self assessment tax / regular assessment tax, etc. deposited by the taxpayers (PAN holders)
- Details of paid refund received during the financial year
- Details of the High value Transactions in respect of shares, mutual fund etc.
You can view your 26AS statement online by any of the following methods :
1. View 26AS by registering for e-filing
- Visit e-filing portal of Income Tax Department
- Under Login click 'Register' as 'New User'
- In the next screen, enter your PAN and click on 'Click Me'
- In the next screen, enter a password of your choice and confirm it (remember the password). Enter your personal information and click 'Register'.
- A mail will be sent to your e-mail address to activate your account. Click on the link given in the mail.
- On activation of your account, login to your account.
- In the next screen, click on 'View Tax Credit Statement (Form 26AS)'. In next screen enter Assessment Year for which you wish to view your 26AS statement, your date of birth and the code displayed.
- In the next screen click on 'Confirm' for redirection to NSDL website. Your 26AS statement will get displayed.
- Please note that this facility is provided free by Income Tax Department. It is not mandatory to e-file your tax return by registering for e-filing.
2. View 26AS statement through net banking facility of authorized banks
You can view 26AS statement online if you have your account with any of the following authorized banks, have net banking facility available in your account and your PAN has been mapped by the bank.
| Axis Bank Limited | Bank of Baroda |
| Bank of India | Bank of Maharashtra |
| Citibank N.A. | City Union Bank Limited |
| Corporation Bank | ICICI Bank Limited |
| IDBI Bank Limited | Indian Overseas Bank |
| Indian Bank | Karnataka Bank |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited | 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 |
3. View Tax Credit (Form 26AS) from TIN website
The facility is available to PAN holders, who are registered with Tax Information Network for view of 26AS statement. A PAN holder has to fill up an online Registration form for such purpose. Thereafter, verification of PAN holder's identity is done by the TIN-Facilitation Centre personnel either at PAN holder's address or at the TIN-facilitation center that has been chosen by the PAN holder. The verification involves a cost at prescribed rates. Once authorised, the PAN holder can view Tax Credit Statement online.