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Income-tax Rules, 2026 | Rule 245 of 333

Rule 245 - Annual Information Statement

Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 29 August 2026

Local extract available Legacy mapping: 114-I

245Rule number
927Local text characters
1Linked Forms
Source and status control

Primary authority: Notification No. 22/2026 / G.S.R. 198(E)

Currentness control: Base Rules effective 1 April 2026. Check later amendments, corrigenda and portal implementation before action.

Local statutory extract - official source controls

Rule text held in the production corpus

Annual Information Statement. 245. (1) The Director General of Income-tax (Systems), or a person authorised by him, shall upload an Annual Information Statement in Form No. 168, within ninety days from the end of the month in which the underlying information is received, containing: information on tax deducted or collected at source; information on specified financial transactions; information on payment of taxes; information on demand and refund; information on pending proceedings; information on completed proceedings; and any other information authorised under sub-rule (2). (2) The Board may authorise the Director General of Income-tax (Systems) to include in this statement information received from other officers, authorities, or bodies performing functions under any law, or information received under an agreement referred to in section 159, to the extent the Board considers fit in the interest of the revenue.

Local extract SHA-256: 62342f8e55c3e614164c6bd4fbba2dd503ede372fa684a305f79d71c144fba9e. This hash authenticates the local extract only; it does not certify that every amendment, table or Gazette footnote has been consolidated.

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Related sections

Use the title and official text to identify the governing section; no local section reference is asserted.

Related Forms

Form 168

Finin2min implementation framework

Trigger and scope

Determine whether the facts fall within the Rule heading and linked section. Verify commencement and the tax year involved.

Evidence and control

Preserve the return, statement, report, certificate, computation, source records and acknowledgement relevant to this Rule.

Consequence

Non-compliance may affect computation, exemption, deduction, procedural validity, reporting, recovery, appeal or penalty depending on the governing section.

Transaction application

Identify the actor, event date, governing tax year or reporting period, authority, document version and every cumulative condition. Record why each limb is satisfied, disputed or not applicable.

Authority, consent and execution

Confirm legal capacity, authorised signatory, digital-signature requirements, professional certification and portal credentials before filing or relying on the document.

Evidence and retention checklist

Retain source data, approvals, computations, correspondence, filing acknowledgement, payment record, amended filing history and the version of the governing instrument used.

Limitation, forum and remedies

Do not assume a general limitation period. Check the specific Act, Rule, notification, portal window, condonation power, appeal route and judicial treatment applicable to the event date.

Cross-law overlays

Check the Income-tax Act, 2025, transition rules, relevant Schedule, tax treaty, Companies Act, GST, FEMA and accounting treatment where the transaction crosses regimes.

Finin2min Q&A

Is this page the notified Rule?

It contains a local statutory extract, but the linked official source and later amendments control.

What should be verified immediately before use?

Effective date, amendment history, forms or utilities, filing channel, authentication method, due date, fees, transition from the 1962 Rules and any judicial interpretation.

Source and review trail

Use the current official instrument, portal or regulator publication before acting. This panel separates the category authority from page-specific references.

Official starting point
www.incometaxindia.gov.in

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