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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "karanb192-itr-wala--file-fy-2025-26-itr-without-a-ca",
 "repo": "karanb192/itr-wala",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/karanb192/itr-wala",
 "repo_slug": "karanb192-itr-wala",
 "title": "File your FY 2025-26 income tax return without a CA",
 "page_title": "How to file your FY 2025-26 income tax return without a CA with Itr Wala",
 "summary": "Turn Form 16 and AIS into a checked, regime-compared filing pack for the income tax portal.",
 "who": "A salaried or investing Indian taxpayer with Form 16 and AIS for April 2025 to March 2026 who wants to file without paying a CA or spending hours on the portal.",
 "problem": "Portal filing means transcribing many figures, choosing a tax regime, and checking TDS, and a single transposed digit can cause a tax notice.",
 "outcome": "A filing pack with every portal field and value, a regime comparison with exact rupee savings, and a final payable or refund figure to match on the portal. You still pay, submit, and e-verify yourself.",
 "steps": [
  "`git clone https://github.com/karanb192/itr-wala.git`",
  "`cd itr-wala && ./install.sh`",
  "`python3 skills/itr-wala/scripts/test_tax_engine.py`",
  "Open your agent and say \"file my ITR\", then hand it your Form 16 and AIS.",
  "Review the filing pack, then pay, submit, and e-verify on the portal yourself."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the itr-wala repo at <repo-path>, run the self-test, then extract income from the Form 16 and AIS in <documents-folder> into income.json for FY 2025-26. Produce the old and new regime comparison and the portal filing pack. Expected output: a comparison table and one final payable or refund figure; verify the self-test ends with OK and that TDS matches the AIS total before you report.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "1 hour",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The bundled walkthrough covers FY 2025-26 only, and the tool does not file for you, so you must pay, submit, and e-verify on the portal yourself.",
 "category": "Money",
 "tags": [
  "Money"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3 installed, to run the bundled scripts and the self-test",
  "git, to clone the repo and review the files before installing",
  "An AI agent that the README names: Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini",
  "Your Form 16 and AIS (JSON) for the income year you are filing",
  "Time to review the output and to pay, submit, and e-verify on the income tax portal yourself"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Form 16 and AIS contain PAN, Aadhaar, and account numbers that the model will read, so redact them first; the skill never sees your portal password or OTP."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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