ITR Filing 2026: Your AIS is Wrong Now What?:

Incorrect AIS entries can lead to tax notices- learn how to identify errors, submit feedback, and file your ITR correctly.
Don't File Your ITR Until You Read This

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Particulars |
AIS (Annual Information Statement) | TIS (Taxpayer Information Summary) |
| What it shows | Every individual transaction each FD, each MF redemption, each property deal |
Category-wise totals after removing duplicates |
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Purpose |
Review & raise feedback on wrong entries | This number goes into your ITR pre-fill |
| Action point | Correct errors here first |
Verify this matches your actual income |
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Sr. No |
Root Cause | What You See in AIS |
Common Example |
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1 |
Duplicate Reporting | Amount is exactly double | FD interest ₹40K shown as ₹80K bank reported via SFT + TDS return both |
| 2 | Joint Account/Co-ownership | Full amount shown but your share is less |
Wife's AIS shows full ₹70L property sale actually 50:50 with husband |
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3 |
Wrong PAN by Deductor | Transaction you don't recognise at all | A stranger's cash deposit or property appearing in your AIS or any unknown income due to wrong PAN in reported TDS entries |
| 4 | Wrong Year | Old transaction reappearing |
MF redemption from FY 2024-25 showing in FY 2025-26 AIS |
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5 |
Wrong Nature/Category | Category is wrong, amount may be right | Loan repayment received shown as income or Commission income reported as business receipts |
| 6 | Wrong Amount by Reporter | Clearly incorrect figure |
Tenant filed TDS return with ₹2,40,000 instead of ₹24,000 rent |
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Feedback Option |
Use When |
Example |
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Information is correct |
AIS is accurate just confirm it | You earned ₹18K interest, AIS shows ₹18K |
| Information is not fully correct |
Amount or detail is partially wrong |
Joint FD your share is ₹30K not ₹60K |
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Information is duplicate |
Same transaction appears twice | FD interest doubled via SFT + TDS both |
| Information relates to other PAN | Transaction is not yours at all |
Someone else's property appearing under your PAN |
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Information relates to other year |
Transaction belongs to a different FY | FY 2024-25 MF redemption in FY 2025-26 AIS |
| Information is denied | Transaction never happened at all |
Cash deposit you never made possible PAN fraud |
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Step |
Action |
| 1 |
Login → Annual Information Statement (AIS) |
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2 |
Select FY 2025-26 → Open the relevant income category (e.g., Interest from Deposits) |
| 3 |
Click the feedback icon next to the incorrect entry |
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4 |
Select the correct feedback type from the dropdown (as discussed earlier) |
| 5 |
Enter the correct amount (if feedback is 'not fully correct') and add update |
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6 |
Submit → Check TIS tab figures should update within minutes to a day after verification |
| 7 |
Verify updated TIS matches your actual income → Then file ITR |
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Sr. No |
Task | Verify / Note |
| 1 | Download AIS + TIS + Form 26AS |
For FY 2025-26 from IT Portal |
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2 |
Check for duplicate entries | Interest/dividend appearing twice? |
| 3 | Verify interest income |
Match with bank statements/FD & Interest certificates |
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4 |
Verify MF transactions | Match with Broker Statements |
| 5 | Verify property entries |
Correct value as per sale deed + your share if joint |
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6 |
Check for unrecognised transactions | Flag immediately could be PAN error |
| 7 | Submit feedback for all errors |
At least 5–7 days before filing |
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