Salaried Employees Should Check Form 26AS, AIS Before ITR Filing, Here’s Why

For the fiscal year 2025-2026, the filing of the ITR will be by July 31st this year, which is the assessment year 2026-27. But, before filing the ITR, salaried employees must review their AIS and form 26AS before submitting the ITR.

The deadline for filing the ITR for the fiscal year 2025-26 is July 31, 2026, for taxpayers who earn a salary and in cases that are not subject to audit. Taxpayers should make sure that the information on these forms matches with the ITR in order to prevent tax notifications or refund delays.

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Consequently, taxpayers should examine information on their AIS, such as salary and pension income, bank interest, TDS details, dividend income, stock and mutual fund transactions, rental income, foreign remittances, tax refunds and PAN information. Taxpayers should also examine tax payments made through challans, GST related data and Specified Financial Transactions (SFT).

In a similar vein, one must make sure that their Form26AS includes information about TDS on wage and bank interest, TCS, advance and self-assessment tax payments, tax refunds, and significant transactions like property sales, mutual funds and shares.