Form 26AS PDF Kaise Khulega? Password Guide (2026)

ITR filing ka season aaya aur ek sawaal har baar aata hai — “Form 26AS download kiya, PDF open karne baitha, password maang raha hai. Bhai, yeh password kya hai?”

Aap akele nahi hain. Har saal lakhs of taxpayers yahi confusion face karte hain. Toh is article mein main detail mein bata dunga — password kya hai, kaise use karein, aur agar kaam na kare to kya karein.

Pehle Samajhte Hain — Form 26AS Kya Cheez Hai?

Form 26AS basically aapka tax credit statement hai. Income Tax Department ka officially record. Ismein dikhta hai:

• Aapki salary se TDS kitna cuta
• Koi TCS pay kiya toh woh
• Advance tax ya self-assessment tax jo aapne khud bhara
• Refund aaya tha toh uska detail

ITR file karne se pehle isse apne Form 16 aur bank statements se match karna padta hai. Mismatch hua toh 143(1)(a) ka notice aa sakta hai. Trust me, woh notice nahi chahiye aapko.

Toh Password Kya Hai?

Seedha baat.

Aapki Date of Birth. DDMMYYYY format mein. Bas itna.

8 digits. Na space, na slash, na dash. Sirf numbers.

Dhyaan dena — January hai toh 01 likhna, 1 nahi. August hai toh 08. Zero mat bhoolna.

Pro tip: Kuch portals pe PAN (lowercase) + DOB bhi kaam karta hai. Jaise abcde1234f15031985. Agar simple DOB se nahi khul raha, yeh try karo.

Kaise Download Karein? 3 Tarike

Tarika 1 — Income Tax Portal se (Zyaada Log Yeh Karte Hain)

1. incometax.gov.in par jao. PAN se login karo.
2. E-File → Income Tax Returns → View Form 26AS
3. Disclaimer accept karo. TRACES par redirect hoge.
4. “View Tax Credit (Form 26AS)” select karo.
5. Assessment Year choose karo. FY 2025-26 ke liye AY 2026-27.
6. “View As” mein HTML select karo. Isme password nahi lagta.
7. View/Download → Export as PDF.
8. PDF download hoga. Open karne pe password puchega. Apni DOB daalo DDMMYYYY mein.

Tarika 2 — Net Banking se (Portal Login Nahi Karna Chahte?)

Net banking se bhi Form 26AS download ho sakta hai. Lekin uske liye aapka PAN aapke bank account se linked hona chahiye.

• SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis — almost all major banks support this
• Bas net banking mein login karo
• “Tax Credit Statement” ya “Form 26AS” dhoondo
• Seedha TRACES se download ho jayega

Tarika 3 — Direct TRACES Portal se

Agar aap TRACES par already registered hain, toh tdscpc.gov.in par direct login karo. “Taxpayer” option select karo aur Form 26AS download karo.

Common Problems — Aur Unka Funda

“Wrong Password” error aa raha hai

• Format sahi hai? DDMMYYYY. Naki DD-MM-YYYY ya DD/MM/YYYY.
• Zero missing hai? 5 January = 05011990. 5 nahi, 05.
• Phir bhi na khule? PAN lowercase + DOB try karo. e.g., abcde1234f05011990.

PDF corrupt dikh raha hai

Download ke time aata hai yeh. Dobara download karo. Is baar pehle HTML view karo, wahan se “Export as PDF” ka option use karo.

DOB bhool gaye ya pata nahi?

HTML view use karo. Bas. HTML mein password nahi lagta. Aur wahan se dekh sakte ho saara data.

PDF download hua lekin khali lag raha hai

Assessment Year galat select kiya hoga. FY 2025-26 ke liye AY 2026-27 chahiye.

AIS vs Form 26AS — Ek Minute

AIS (Annual Information System) Form 26AS se zyada detailed hota hai. Mutual fund investments, property transactions, high-value spends — sab dikhta hai. Lekin ITR filing ke liye Form 26AS ko reconcile karna zyada important hai.

Aur haan, AIS ka password alag hota hai — PAN (lowercase) + DOB (DDMMYYYY). Confuse mat hona.

Final Baat

Form 26AS ka password koi complex nahi hai. 8 digits daalni hain. Toh tension mat lo.

ITR filing se pehle Form 26AS match karlo. 2 minute ka kaam hai, but 143(1)(a) notice se bacha sakta hai.

Koi confusion ho toh comment karo. Aur haan, file karne se pehle apni tax credit statement ek baar zaroor check karna.

This is for educational purposes only. Consult a qualified financial advisor for personalized advice.