# Download Filed Income Tax Returns: ITR API | FastKYC

> Retrieve a taxpayer's income tax return information, including filing history, status and secure document links, to verify income for lending.

Source: https://www.fastkyc.com/apis/itr-file-download/

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# ITR Download API

Retrieve a taxpayer's income tax return information, including filing history, status and secure document links, to verify income for lending.

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-   [Lending & NBFC](/industries/lending/)
-   [Real Estate & Rentals](/industries/real-estate/)

## What the ITR Download API does

ITR Download returns detailed income tax return information for a client: which returns have been filed, their status, and secure links to the documents themselves.

For income verification this is considerably stronger than a payslip. Returns are filed with the tax authority under penalty for misstatement, which makes them far harder to fabricate than a document an employer prints.

## Where teams use the ITR Download API

1.  Verifying declared income for a loan application
    
2.  Assessing self-employed and business income
    
3.  Confirming filing history during underwriting
    
4.  Collecting return documents for a credit file
    

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Does this need the taxpayer's consent?

Yes. Tax records are sensitive personal financial data; obtain and record explicit consent.

Which years are available?

Filing history across assessment years, subject to what the tax portal holds for that taxpayer.

Why prefer ITR over payslips?

Returns are filed with the tax authority and carry legal consequences for misstatement. Payslips are produced by the employer and are trivially forged.

## Related APIs

-   [ITR File Download V API Retrieve a taxpayer's filing history with downloadable ITR-V acknowledgement documents for each assessment year, as proof of income tax filing.](/apis/itr-file-download-v/)
-   [ITR get Profile Details API Fetch a taxpayer's profile from the income tax portal, including PAN details, contact information, address and jurisdiction.](/apis/itr-get-profile-details/)
-   [ITR get TIS API Retrieve Taxpayer Information Summary documents with year-wise PDF links, summarising a taxpayer's reported income by category for income checks.](/apis/itr-get-tis/)
-   [ITR Download Form 26as API Fetch Form 26AS tax credit statements across assessment years with secure download links for each TDS record, to verify a borrower's declared income.](/apis/itr-download-26as/)

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