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Feb 16, 2026
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Form 16 to become Form 130, 26AS to become 168; Know the new names of important income tax forms after 31 March, 2026?
Starting April 1, 2026, several income tax forms like Form 26AS, Form 16, Form 13 and others will be renamed as the new Income Tax Act, 2025 will be effective from this date.
Over time, names like Form 26AS, Form 16, and others became quite familiar to salaried employees, pensioners, senior citizens and others. So, switching to the new form numbers under the Income-tax Act, 2025 might cause some initial hiccups, especially in the early days of the rollout.
Some new names of tax forms
The Income-tax Act, 2025 read with the Draft Income Tax Rules 2026 has updated the numbering of several statutory forms, with the corresponding changes notified under the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026. Based on the notified form matrix, the references mentioned above are corrected and summarised below:
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