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Income-Tax Act 2025 Vs. Traces: Is Your TDS Intimation A Case of Digital Time Travel?

Income Tax : The continued use of old Form 13 instead of Form 128 reflects system lag. The issue underscores the need for synchronization betwe...

April 3, 2026 3726 Views 0 comment Print

Lower Deduction Certificate (LDC) under Section 197 – A Practical Guide

Income Tax : An overview o the Lower Deduction Certificate (LDC) under Section 197. Learn who can apply, the benefits for cash flow, and the on...

August 20, 2025 8049 Views 1 comment Print

How to Seek Redressal on TRACES Website as a Deductor

Income Tax : Facing tax-related issues? Learn how to resolve grievances effectively as a Deductor on the TRACES website. Step-by-step guide for...

November 9, 2023 6387 Views 0 comment Print

Guide to Lodge Tax Grievances on TRACES Website

Income Tax : Learn how to file and track tax-related grievances on TRACES website. Find out categories available, steps to raise a request, and...

October 18, 2023 1905 Views 0 comment Print

How to Apply for Redressal of Grievances on traces website for deductee’s

Income Tax : Learn how to resolve grievances as a deductor on TRACES website. Follow these steps for resolution, tracking, and online correctio...

March 31, 2023 5877 Views 4 comments Print


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Develop system to issue Lower deduction certificate u/s 197 through TRACES Site: ICAI

Income Tax : TDS CPC has been one of the successful projects of the Government for online tracking of the Tax deducted, deposited, corrections...

January 23, 2018 1800 Views 0 comment Print

Validate Sec. 197 certificate at TRACES before filing TDS/TCS return

Income Tax : Advisory for Deductors 1. Deductors deduct tax at lower rate on payment/credit to deductee on production of certificate duly issue...

January 3, 2016 15124 Views 0 comment Print

Traces enables Online Correction functionality with enhanced features without Digital Signature

Income Tax : Attention Deductors: The Online Correction functionality with enhanced features has been enabled “without Digital Signature&...

September 10, 2014 3415 Views 0 comment Print

TDS – Online Corrections facility currently live only with Digital Signatures

Income Tax : Attention Deductors: The Online Corrections facility is currently live only with Digital Signatures and the facility without the s...

August 25, 2014 2360 Views 0 comment Print

26AS Online views – crosses 22 Crores

Income Tax : CPC (TDS) is committed to contribute effectively in the nation building process through efficient tax administration and improved ...

January 10, 2014 2080 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


TRACES data gap: HC directs TDS credit processing on company-provided cheque & bank details

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court directs tax authorities to process TDS credit for AY 2007-08 based on taxpayer-provided details when TRACES d...

June 14, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

TDS credit must be given to deductee even if deductor fails to pay to government

Income Tax : It is not disputed that tax was deducted at source by the tenant Union Motors Services Limited and they have issued some Certifica...

January 10, 2015 8595 Views 0 comment Print


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Procedure for filling of application in Form No. 15C or Form No. 15D

Income Tax : Procedure, format and standards for filling an application in Form No. 15C or Form No. 15D for grant of certificate for no-deducti...

March 29, 2023 18543 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for furnishing and verification of Form 26A

Income Tax : CBDT notidfies Procedure for the purposes of furnishing and verification of Form 26A for removing of default of Short Deduction an...

December 2, 2016 122047 Views 3 comments Print


Procedure for furnishing and verification of Form 26A

December 2, 2016 122047 Views 3 comments Print

CBDT notidfies Procedure for the purposes of furnishing and verification of Form 26A for removing of default of Short Deduction and/or Non Deduction of Tax at Source- Reg.

Validate Sec. 197 certificate at TRACES before filing TDS/TCS return

January 3, 2016 15124 Views 0 comment Print

Advisory for Deductors 1. Deductors deduct tax at lower rate on payment/credit to deductee on production of certificate duly issued by assessing officers under section 197. Deductors quote such certificate number in quarterly TDS statement. Instances of huge default of ‘Short Deduction’ have been observed due to wrong quoting of 197 certificate number. The scenario […]

How deductor can Submit Self-Declaration for Lower Deposit of TDS

December 26, 2015 12381 Views 0 comment Print

Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) has started sending notices to those deductors who have  paid 40 to 60% lesser TDS during the period from April 1 to October 15, 2015 as compared to the corresponding period in Financial Year 2014-15. If as a deductor you have reasonable causes for less Deduction and less Payment of tax […]

Avail Benefit of Intermediate Default Communications and Avoid Intimations from CPC (TDS)

July 30, 2015 1264 Views 0 comment Print

Deductor can  promptly avail the Online Correction facility at web-portal TRACES, after receipt of “potential PAN/ Challan errors in TDS statement” through Intermediate Defaults Communication. Your corrective action during the course of processing of Original TDS Statements helps you immensely in following ways: Avoid TDS Defaults in the TDS Statements filed by you Avoid issuance […]

Inappropriate Usage of Digital Signature for availing services of TRACES

April 28, 2015 4543 Views 0 comment Print

Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) has observed that Online Corrections have been submitted by deductors on TRACES website by using Digital Signature Certificate. However, there was no Registered Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) was available in his profile on TRACES website. Immediate Attention: The Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) has provisioned for use of Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) […]

Action to be taken in case of levy intimated u/s 234E

February 22, 2015 25907 Views 2 comments Print

Section 234E of the Income-tax Act, 1961 inserted by the Finance Act, 2012 provides for levy of a fee of Rs. 200/- for each day’s delay in filing the statement of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) or Tax Collected at Source (TCS). The provision for Levy of Late filing fee was introduced to improve Filing […]

TDS credit must be given to deductee even if deductor fails to pay to government

January 10, 2015 8595 Views 0 comment Print

It is not disputed that tax was deducted at source by the tenant Union Motors Services Limited and they have issued some Certificates which has been given credit to by the Department. The present dispute relates to the failure of non issuance of TDS certificates by the tenant.

TDS: Consequences of Non-Registration on TRACES

December 12, 2014 3209 Views 0 comment Print

As per the records of Centralized Processing Cell (TDS),  there are many deductors who have filed TDS return for different quarters, but not not yet registered on the web portal TRACES Such Un-registered Deductor will not be able to download TDS Certificates (Form 16/ 16A) and avail several other facilities offered by TRACES unless they […]

CPC (TDS) communication to Govt. Deductors for "Mismatch in BIN" reported in TDS Statements

November 15, 2014 3845 Views 0 comment Print

Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) has observed substantial cases of mismatch in Book Identification Number (BIN) in Quarterly TDS Statements

TDS / TCS – Restriction on Download of Conso Files & issues

October 26, 2014 4824 Views 0 comment Print

We are aware that recently TRACES enabled its online correction utility and seized downloading of conso files where the statement contained unmatched challans. It has caused inconvenience to many for the reasons stated below :

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