How to Download Form 26AS from TRACES?

Before moving on to how to download form 26AS from TRACES? Let us focus on what is form 26AS? Form 26AS is a statement that shows the amount of TDS or TCS deducted from a taxpayer's various sources of income. It also includes information on the taxpayer's advance tax/self-assessment tax payments and high-value transactions.

• All tax deductors deduct tax from your earnings

• Tax information acquired by collectors

• Advance tax paid by the taxpayer 

• Taxes paid via self-assessment

• Regular assessment tax which is deposited by the taxpayers (PAN holders)

• Information about any income tax refunds received by you throughout the fiscal year

• Details of high-value transactions involving stocks, mutual funds, and other assets.

• Additional information, like purchase and dividends of mutual funds, interest on income tax refunds, off-market transactions, and international remittances 

Form 26AS can be obtained from the TRACES website or accessed through permitted banks' net banking services. Log in using your income tax department login ID and password at 

If you don't already have an account, you must first register your PAN (see the button on the top right).

Go to the e-filing page

• Fill out the form, Enter your user ID, which can be a PAN, Aadhaar number, or any other unique identifier. An error notification will appear if the user ID is wrong. Continue with details of a valid user ID.

• Net banking is another option to get into your account.

• Select the tick-box below the secure access notification to confirm it. 'Login' is the default secure access message. The default secure message serves as verification of the income tax website's legitimacy. From the 'Profile' option, the taxpayer can create their own customized secure access message.

Continue after entering the password.

The screen below will appear. Select 'e-file' from the drop-down menu. Select 'View Form 26AS' from the drop-down menu under 'Income Tax Returns.'

• To be routed to the TRACES website, click 'Confirm' on the disclaimer (don't worry, this is a required step that is entirely safe because it is a government website).

• Website of TRACES

You've arrived at the webpage for TRACES (TDS-CPC). Click 'Proceed' after selecting the box on the screen.

'Click View Tax Credit (Form 26AS) to view your Form 26AS' this link is at the bottom of the page.

Select the Assessment Year and the Form 26AS format that you want to see. Leave the format as HTML if you wish to view it online. You can also save it as a PDF document. Enter the 'Verification Code' and hit the 'View/Download' button once you've made your decision.

You can examine Form 26AS by opening it after it has been downloaded.

Do follow these steps, which will help you with how to download form 26AS from TRACES?

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