Steps to access AIS information offline

Upload Date

30/04/2026

Step 1: Login to the Income-tax e-filing website at https://www.incometax.gov.in/

If you are a new user, you will be first required toregister on the e-filing portal.

 

Step 2: After login, click on Services > Annual Information Statement (AIS)

 

Step 3: A message shall appear that will prompt you to click on 'proceed' to redirect to the AIS homepage.

 

Step 4: On the next screen ofthe Compliance Portal,click on the "Resources" tab.

 

Step 5: Navigate to the "Utility" section. Download the AIS Utility andextract the packet.

 

Step 6: To view AIS, the latest AIS JSON file has to be imported intothe AIS Utility. On the AIS homepage > AIS tile, click on the download icon to download the JSON.

 

Step 7: Save the file locally on your computer.If the file size is large, a download request will get submitted and the file will be made available for download inthe "Activity History" tab.

 

Step 8: Open the AIS Utility. An active internet connection is required at the time of opening the utility to validate its version. After validation, the utility will work completely offline.

 

Step 9: Click on the "Import" button and browse to select the downloaded AIS JSON file.

 

Step 10: Enter the password and click on "Confirm".

To import the file, you will need to enter the combination of the PAN (in upper case) and the date of birth in case of individual taxpayers or the date of incorporation/ formation for the non-individual taxpayer in the format of DDMMYYYY without any space. For example, if the PAN is AAAAA1234A and the date of birth is 21st January 1991 then your password will be AAAAA1234A21011991.

 

Step 11: AIS import message will be displayed.

Step 12: AIS displays information in the following parts:

Part A: General information of the taxpayer

Part B: Source-wise information in defined tabs:

  (a) TDS/TCS Information

  (b) SFT Information

  (c) Payment of Taxes

  (d) Demand and Refund

  (e) Other Information

 

Step 13: Clickon the relevant information/ transaction to viewthe detail. The Information details can also be downloaded in CSV format by clicking the download icon.