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The document checklist to collect before you file

28 April 2026 · 4 min read

Most filing delays are not about the maths. They are about waiting on one more document. A clear checklist up front saves a lot of to and fro later.

Here is the short version to send your clients.

Income

  • Form 16 from each employer.
  • Bank statements for the full year, plus interest certificates.
  • Capital-gains reports from any broker: shares, mutual funds, F&O.
  • Dividend statements.
  • Rent received, if they let out property.

Tax already paid

  • Form 26AS.
  • AIS / TIS.
  • Form 16A for any non-salary TDS.
  • Advance-tax or self-assessment challans.

Deductions

  • 80C proofs: PF, ELSS, insurance, tuition.
  • Home-loan interest certificate.
  • Health-insurance premium for 80D.
  • Donations and any other claims.

Once it's all in

When your client sends all this back, you can add the whole set to CA Helper and get a ready computation, instead of opening each file and typing figures one by one. The checklist gets the documents in. CA Helper turns them into a return you can review.

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