AIS Mismatch? How to Dispute Wrong Entries - citizen guide 2026

Short on time? Go straight to the step-by-step section below and flag each wrong line one at a time.

The Annual Information Statement is a complete view of the financial information the Income Tax Department holds about you for a financial year. It pulls in salary, interest, dividend, rent, securities and property deals, and SFT (Statement of Financial Transactions) data. Against every transaction you can record online feedback, and the AIS then shows both the reported value and your modified value.

These three are linked but do different jobs. Get the difference right before you dispute anything.

• Form 26AS - from Assessment Year 2023-24 onwards it shows only your TDS and TCS data on the TRACES portal. Everything else moved to the AIS.
• AIS - the wide statement. It carries the TDS/TCS data plus interest, dividend, rent, securities and property transactions, and SFT reporting. This is where you give feedback.
• TIS (Taxpayer Information Summary) - a category-wise summary built from the AIS. It shows a “processed value” and a “derived value”. The derived value, after your feedback, is what is used to pre-fill your return, if applicable.

So you correct the AIS, and the corrected figure flows through the TIS into your pre-filled ITR. (Source: Income Tax Department, FAQs on AIS.)

The AIS feedback route is part of the department's information-and-verification framework, not a court process. Two official pieces frame it:

• The AIS feedback functionality itself is run on the e-filing portal under the Income Tax Act, 1961 reporting provisions. The department confirms you “can submit feedback on active information” shown under TDS/TCS, SFT and Other information.
• The follow-up matching of AIS data against your filed ITR runs under the e-Verification Scheme, 2021. Under the December 2024 CBDT campaign, the department sends SMS and email alerts where AIS transactions do not match the ITR, and asks taxpayers to review the AIS and respond.

You are not “appealing” in the RTI or court sense. You are flagging that a reported figure is wrong so the source can confirm or correct it.

1. Log in to the e-filing portal. Go to incometax.gov.in and sign in with your PAN and password.
2. Open the AIS. Use either path: the “Annual Information Statement” link on the dashboard, then Proceed and open the AIS tile; or the e-File menu, then Income Tax Return, then View AIS, then Proceed.
3. Find the wrong transaction. Browse the TDS/TCS, SFT or Other information sections. Click a line to expand its full detail.
4. Open the feedback screen. Click the feedback option (“Optional” button) in the Feedback column for that line. This opens the Add Feedback screen.
5. Pick the option that matches your case. On the Add Feedback screen, choose the option that fits. For example: that the information is correct, that it is a duplicate or already counted elsewhere, that it relates to a different PAN or year, that the income is not taxable, or that you deny it as not yours. The exact options shown depend on the transaction type.
6. Enter the detail. Add the correct figure or a short explanation in the feedback detail field. Be specific - state the right amount and why the entry is wrong.
7. Submit. Click Submit. The AIS then shows your modified value next to the reported value, the activity history updates, and you can download the Acknowledgement Receipt. Email and SMS confirmations are sent.
8. Repeat for each wrong line. Feedback is per transaction. A double-counted FD interest entry and a misreported dividend are two separate submissions.

Submitting feedback does not silently change the record. From May 2024 the AIS shows the live status of what happens to your feedback. For each entry you can see:

• whether your feedback has been shared with the reporting source for confirmation;
• the date it was shared (“Feedback Shared On”);
• the date the source responded (“Source Responded On”);
• the source's response - whether a correction is needed or not.

The source (your bank, registrar, company or other reporting entity) can fully accept, partially accept, or reject your feedback. Confirmation is currently live for information from tax deductors/collectors and reporting entities. (Source: CBDT press release, 13 May 2024.)

• Your PAN and e-filing portal login.
• The AIS itself - download it as PDF, JSON or CSV from the AIS screen.
• Proof of the correct figure: bank interest certificate, Form 16/16A, dividend statement, demat/contract notes, or the sale deed for a property entry.
• The AIS Consolidated Feedback file (ACF), which collects all your feedback except “Information is correct” in one PDF - useful as a record.

• Treating Form 26AS and the AIS as the same. Since AY 2023-24, 26AS is TDS/TCS only. A figure missing from 26AS may still sit in the AIS - check both.
• Filing the ITR on the reported value without checking feedback status. Submit feedback early so the source has time to respond before you file.
• Skipping the remark. Feedback with a bare option and no figure or reason is weak. State the correct amount.
• Ignoring an e-Verification SMS or email. Under the e-Verification Scheme, 2021, an unaddressed AIS-vs-ITR mismatch can lead to a notice. Respond through the portal.
• Assuming feedback erases the original entry. It does not. The AIS keeps the reported value and shows your modified value beside it; the source still has to confirm.

If you have flagged the entry but the wrong figure still drives a mismatch notice or an intimation, do not panic.

• Respond to the notice through the e-filing portal, attaching your AIS feedback acknowledgement and the proof of the correct figure.
• If the income was genuinely under-reported, file a revised or updated return within the limitation window rather than ignore the alert.
• For wrongly deducted TDS that does not appear correctly, that is a Form 26AS / TDS-credit issue and follows a different route. This AIS process is for the wider AIS statement, not just employer TDS.

The AIS dispute is an online portal process, not an RTI. But if a reporting entity that is a public authority refuses to correct or explain a figure, you can ask it under the RTI Act, 2005. Use the AI RTI Drafter to frame a clean §6(1) request, the Timeline Tracker to count the 30-day reply clock, and the First Appeal Builder if the reply is missing or evasive. For voice-first filing try AwaazRTI, and check any reply you receive with the PIO Reply Checker.

For the full method of using information rights to fix a record, read The RTI Playbook.

An AIS mismatch is any difference between an entry in your Annual Information Statement and the real position - for example fixed-deposit interest counted twice, a dividend reported under the wrong amount, or a property sale that is not yours. You correct it by submitting online feedback against that transaction on the e-filing portal. The AIS then shows your modified value beside the reported value.

Log in to incometax.gov.in, open the AIS, click the wrong transaction, then click the feedback option in the Feedback column. On the Add Feedback screen pick the option that matches your situation, enter the correct figure or reason, and click Submit. You get an Acknowledgement Receipt plus email and SMS confirmation. Repeat for each wrong line separately.

From Assessment Year 2023-24, Form 26AS on TRACES shows only your TDS and TCS data. The AIS is wider - it adds interest, dividend, rent, securities and property transactions, and SFT data, and it is where you submit feedback. Check both, because a figure missing from 26AS may still appear in the AIS.

The Taxpayer Information Summary is a category-wise summary built from the AIS. It shows a processed value and a derived value. The derived value, calculated after your feedback, is used to pre-fill your return where applicable. So correcting the AIS flows through the TIS into your pre-filled ITR.

No. The reported value stays visible, and your modified value is shown beside it. Your feedback is sent to the reporting source - your bank, company or registrar - which can fully accept, partly accept, or reject it. Since May 2024 the AIS shows whether feedback was shared, the date shared, the date the source responded, and the source's response.

The Income Tax Department has not published a fixed deadline for source responses. The AIS shows the dates feedback was shared and the source responded, so you can track progress on screen. Submit your feedback well before you file your ITR so the source has time to act.

Respond through the e-filing portal and attach your AIS feedback acknowledgement plus proof of the correct figure. The department runs an e-Verification Scheme, 2021 campaign that flags AIS-vs-ITR mismatches by SMS and email, so address any alert rather than ignore it. If income was genuinely missed, file a revised or updated return within the limitation window.

No. AIS feedback is a built-in portal process, not an RTI. Use RTI only if a public-authority reporting source refuses to explain or correct a figure. In that case file a §6(1) request under the RTI Act, 2005 and escalate with a first appeal if needed.

• Income Tax Department - FAQs on AIS (Annual Information Statement): https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/ais-faq
• Income Tax Department - AIS help and navigation: https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/help/all-topics/e-filing-services/ais-annual-information-statement
• CBDT press release, 13 May 2024 - new AIS functionality showing status of the information confirmation process: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2020466
• CBDT press release, 17 December 2024 - electronic campaign on income and transaction mismatches under the e-Verification Scheme, 2021: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2085137

• AI RTI Drafter - frame a §6 request
• First Appeal Builder - escalate a non-reply
• Timeline Tracker - count the 30-day clock
• PIO Reply Checker - test a reply for evasion
• AwaazRTI - file by voice
• The RTI Act, 2005 - full text
• The RTI Playbook