Form 26AS DOWNLOAD and IMPORT TEXT FILE PROCESS

Income Tax || Form 26AS DOWNLOAD and IMPORT TEXT FILE PROCESS

Process for Downloading Form 26AS:
  1. Visit the Income Tax website: Income Tax e-filing portal.
  2. Log in using your credentials.
  3. Go to e-File → Income Tax Returns → View Form 26AS.
      
  1. Click on the Confirm button.
      
  1. You will be redirected to the TRACES portal.
  2. Check the box for "I agree to the usage and acceptance of Form 16 / 16A generated from TRACES" and click on the "Proceed" button.
      
  1. Click on View Tax Credit (Form 26AS/Annual Tax Statement).
      
  1. Select the assessment year and choose View As - 'Text' from the dropdown menu.
      
  1. Click on the View/Download button.
      
  1. The ZIP file will be downloaded successfully.
NOTE : To extract this file, use the assessee's Date of Birth (DOB) as the password. Enter date in ddmmyyyy format to extract the file.
Process for Importing 26AS Text File:
  1. Go to Transactions → Tax Detail.
      
  1. In the left panel, click on the "Imp. 26AS (TXT...)" button.
      
  1. Choose the TEXT or ZIP file.
      
  1. A message will appear asking "Do you want to remove previous data from Tax Details". Click on the "Yes" button to import the 26AS text file data into the software.
      
  1. Wait for a few seconds until you receive the message "Import done successfully".
      
  1. Check the imported data in Transactions → Tax Detail.
      

By following these steps, you have successfully downloaded and imported the Form 26AS text file, and retrieved the data into the software.