New Income Tax E-Filing Portal 2026: Karsati AI, Form Wizard, and What Changed

India redesigned its income tax e-filing portal on April 1, 2026. If you last used the old portal (eportal.incometax.gov.in circa 2021-2025), the experience has changed in a few meaningful ways not just the visual refresh, but the actual interaction model. Here is a developer-and-technically-minded breakdown of what is new. Karsati: The Portal is Built-In AI Assistant Karsati is a multilingual AI assistant embedded directly in the e-filing portal interface. It is available in English and Hindi a