{"id":31360,"date":"2026-02-24T14:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/?p=31360"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:59:11","slug":"income-tax-forms-will-be-renumbered-from-1-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/income-tax-forms-will-be-renumbered-from-1-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Income Tax Forms Will Be renumbered from 1 April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Income<\/h2>\n

Income Tax Forms under the New Income Tax Act, 2025, will Be Renumbered from 1 April 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Under the new Income Tax Act, 2025, nearly all commonly used income tax forms\u2014especially salary, TDS, Income Tax Forms TCS, audit, and reporting forms\u2014will receive new form numbers starting FY 2026\u201327. This is part of a structural, administrative reform, not a change in tax policy.<\/p>\n

Only the form numbers are changing under <\/strong>the new Income-tax Act, 2025. Multiple reputable sources confirm that purpose, contents, reporting requirements, and timelines remain the same. This is not<\/em> a new tax burden; it’s simply a renumbering exercise. The change aims to Align all forms with the new Income\u2011tax Act, 2025 structure. Simplify compliance, and modernise digital integration<\/p>\n

Major Form Number Changes : <\/strong>Purpose remains the same; only income tax form numbers change. These changes are part of the Income-tax Act, 2025, and Draft Rules 2026 to streamline India’s tax system. Below are the key renumberings confirmed across Economic Times, Zee News, News18, and other financial sources. Salary & TDS\/TCS Related Forms<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Form income tax Forms <\/strong><\/td>\nNew Form <\/strong>new Income-tax Act, 2025<\/td>\nPurpose of change the new income tax form <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Form 16<\/strong><\/td>\nForm 130<\/strong><\/td>\nSalary TDS Certificate issued by employer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Form 24Q<\/strong><\/td>\nForm 138<\/strong><\/td>\nQuarterly TDS Return \u2013 Salary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Form 26Q<\/strong><\/td>\nForm 140<\/strong><\/td>\nQuarterly TDS Return \u2013 Non\u2011salary payments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Form 27Q<\/strong><\/td>\nForm 144<\/strong><\/td>\nTDS for non\u2011residents (other than salary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Form 27EQ (TCS)<\/strong><\/td>\nForm 143<\/strong><\/td>\nTCS Return (Tax Collected at Source)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Form 26AS<\/strong><\/td>\nForm 168<\/strong><\/td>\nTax credit statement (Annual Information Statement equivalent)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Additional Renumbering (For Audit & Business Filings) : <\/strong>These are also part of the renumbering but are relevant mainly for professionals and businesses:<\/p>\n

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  • Forms 3CA, 3CB, 3CD \u2192 New Income Tax Form 26 (Tax Audit Report)<\/li>\n
  • Form 16A \u2192 New Income Tax Form 131 (TDS certificate for non\u2011salary)<\/li>\n
  • Form 3CEB \u2192 New Income Tax Form 48 (Transfer Pricing Report)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Until FY 2025\u201326, old form numbers (Form 16, Form 26AS, etc.) will continue.<\/p>\n

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    From FY 2026\u201327 (1 April 2026 onwards): <\/strong>New form numbers (Form 130, Form 168, etc.) will be used for all filings. Old form numbers will still apply for past years\u2019 assessments AND appeals\/past notices. The government wants to modernise and reorganise the tax system, Reduce outdated numbering inherited from the 1961 Act, standardize compliance, and enable better integration with digital systems<\/p>\n

    Most affected by income tax forms are salaried employees (new Form 130 instead of Form 16), employers (new TDS return forms), professionals\/CAs (audit forms consolidated), and companies (updated compliance formats). A summary of income tax forms is mentioned here under From 1 April 2026:<\/p>\n

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    • Old Income tax Form 16 \u2192 New Income Tax Form 130<\/li>\n
    • Old Income tax Form 24Q \u2192 New Income Tax Form 138<\/li>\n
    • Old Income tax Form 26Q \u2192 New Income Tax Form 140<\/li>\n
    • Old Income tax Form 27Q \u2192 New Income Tax Form 144<\/li>\n
    • Old Income tax Form 27EQ \u2192 New Income Tax Form 143<\/li>\n
    • Old Income tax Form 26AS \u2192 New Income Tax Form 168<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Income Tax Forms under the New Income Tax Act, 2025, will Be Renumbered from 1 April 2026 Under the new Income Tax Act, 2025, nearly all commonly used income tax forms\u2014especially salary, TDS, Income Tax Forms TCS, audit, and reporting forms\u2014will receive new form numbers starting FY 2026\u201327. This is part of a structural, administrative …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10055],"tags":[10431],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31360"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31369,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31360\/revisions\/31369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}