AIS Mismatch Email & SMS: CA Guide for ITR & Tax Compliance
Short answer: An AIS mismatch email or SMS is a system-generated advisory from the Income Tax Department. It says the information in your Annual Information Statement (AIS) differs from your filed ITR, or that you have not filed despite reported transactions. The department has described such messages as an opportunity for voluntary correction, not a penalty. Review your AIS, give feedback on the Compliance Portal if an entry is wrong, and revise or file your return if the entry is right and you missed it. The message usually arrives without warning, often after you thought your ITR was done. The wording sounds serious, a few lines about a "variance", and many people either panic or ignore it. Both reactions can cost you. Sharda Associates is a CA-led firm that has prepared over 45,500 CA-certified reports , including project reports and loan documentation where banks look closely at your ITR. A mismatch between AIS and ITR can surface at exactly that point, so we treat it a...