Chartered Accountant · ICAI M.No. 153926 · FRN 136869W
Form 26AS
Form 26AS is the tax-credit statement linked to your PAN. It shows the TDS and TCS deducted on your income, any advance or self-assessment tax you paid, and refunds received. It is the document your TDS claim is matched against.
The AIS goes further
The AIS is broader — it aggregates information reported to the department: savings and FD interest, dividends, securities and mutual-fund transactions, property purchases/sales, foreign remittances and more. It is meant to help you file completely, and the department uses it to flag mismatches. You can give feedback on incorrect AIS entries online. AIS data can be incomplete or wrong — verify against your own records.
Why reconcile — an example
Example: your AIS shows a ₹1.5 lakh mutual-fund redemption you forgot — reporting it avoids a later notice. Equally, if AIS double-counts a transaction, you submit feedback rather than over-report. Reconciling 26AS and AIS with your bank and broker statements before filing is the surest way to avoid a mismatch notice. Our team can reconcile them for you.