Annual Information Statement (AIS)
This would become a very important source of information
gathering for Income tax department and would be used to identify the assessee
who does not disclose income or does not file its Income Tax Return inspite of
having taxable income.
Form 26AS would continue to exists till the time AIS is fully
operational and validated.
Therefore, at the time of Income Tax Return filing,
it would be very essential to reconcile the figures of Income Tax Return with
AIS; otherwise any difference would result in Income Tax notice from the Income Tax department and
would lead to commencement of Income Tax Assessment.
What is Annual
Information Statement or AIS?
Previously, Form 26AS was used as a statement by the Income
Tax Department. Likewise, AIS is a much more detailed version of the statement wherein
followingdetails are required to be included which were earlier not included-
a.
Dividends received
b.
Interests on Savings Account
c.
Income or salary received
d.
Mutual Fund Transactions in a financial year
e.
Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)
f.
Tax Collected at Source (TCS)
g.
Transactions related to Credits Cards, Insurance, Purchase of
Property and Stocks and many more items.
It will be really helpful for the taxpayers also since they
would be able to incorporate the transactions which they have forgotten to
include in their Income Tax Return.
How to assess
the Annual Information Statement :
To access the AIS, the taxpayer is required to follow the
step by step guide given as under-
1.
One needs to log in to their registered account on the income
tax portal.
2.
Go to the Services Tab on the homepage.
3.
The AIS is the last option on the said tab. Click on the same.
The AIS comes with a drop down menu with the following two options available to
choose from-
a.
Left side –It consists of the Tax Information Summary (TIS)
b.
Right side – It consists of the Annual Information Statement
(AIS).
Both TIS and AIS
are the same but the TIS, is a summarized statement whereas the AIS is a
detailed statement. Taxpayers can download both by clicking on them for any
future references.
4.
When the taxpayer downloads the TIS or AIS, they get a PDF
version of them. However, a JSON option is also provided on the taxation
website. The PDF version is password protected for which the password is
usually the PAN Number (in Capital letters) plus the Date of Birth of the
taxpayer.
Need for Annual
Information Statements:
The need for introducing the new AIS arose due to the lack of information provided by the taxpayers while filing the Income Tax Return regarding some transactions like mutual funds, dividends, interest earned and property purchase etc.
With this new facility, the taxpayers are obligated to provide any such details to the Income tax Department.
This will facilitate the Income tax authorities in having more detailed information about the tax payers and can keep an eye on defaulter or tax evader. Further, it will facilitate in sending Income Tax notice to defaulters and commencement of Income tax Assessment against them.
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