2025 ActIncome-tax Act, 2025 is in force from 1 April 2026 — every page shows old (1961) & new (2025) section numbers side by side.Income-tax Act, 2025 in force · old & new sections shown
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AIS Mismatch Email or e-Campaign: How to Respond on the Compliance Portal

Emails about ‘significant transactions’ or e-campaigns compare your return with the Annual Information Statement (AIS). They are not notices yet — a clean response now avoids a 148A notice later.

Updated Nov 2026 Old & new sections
SourceAIS / TIS / SFT data
WhereCompliance portal → e-Campaign / e-Verification
OptionsAccept, deny, or explain each item
RiskLow now, higher if ignored
AIS Mismatch Email or e-Campaign: How to Respond on the Compliance Portal
How to read section numbers: s.80C→s.123 means Section 80C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is now Section 123 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (in force from 1 April 2026). Returns for FY 2025-26 still use the old numbers; Tax Year 2026-27 onwards uses the new ones. Section Finder

Step by step

  1. 1

    Open AIS

    e-filing portal → AIS → view the flagged transactions for the year.

  2. 2

    Give feedback

    For each item choose: correct, not mine, duplicate, income reported elsewhere, or other — with remarks.

  3. 3

    Fix the return if needed

    If income was missed, file a revised return (till 31 March) or an updated return (ITR-U).

  4. 4

    Keep records

    Download the feedback acknowledgement.

Frequent mismatches

  • Interest on savings and FDs not reported
  • Dividends and mutual-fund redemptions
  • Share sales reported by brokers
  • Rent received with TDS deducted by the tenant

Common mistakes

  • Marking genuine transactions as ‘not mine’
  • Ignoring because no demand is shown
  • Correcting AIS but not the return

Frequently asked questions

No. It records your explanation. If income was really missed, you still need to correct the return.

Last reviewed on 11 November 2026 by Vinay Jaglan, VJ & Associates. Law and portal screens change — verify before acting, or ask the office.

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