TRACES : Change Taxpayer Account Password

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Maharshi Shah

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Last updated on February 16th, 2023

The passwords to the TRACES account doesn’t require any special characters or numbers. Additionally, the users are not prompted to change the password to their account after a certain number of days. The Taxpayers can perform the following functions on the TDS Reconciliation And Enabling System (TRACES):

  1. View/Download Form 26AS
  2. Download/Correction Form 16B
  3. Manage Profile
  4. Form 26QB Correction
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Steps to Change the Account Password on TRACES

  1. Login to TRACES portal

    Visit the TRACES portal and Log into your account using your credentials. Thus, click on the “Profile” option from the dashboard.TRACES - Profile Section

  2. Change Password Option

    Therefore, click on the “Change Password” option. Enter the following details in the respective fields:
    1. Old Password
    2. New Password
    3. Confirm New PasswordTRACES - Change Password Section

  3. Save the changes made

    Thus, click on the “Save” option.

The request to change your password will be updated on the system within the next 48 hours.

FAQs

I have forgotten my user ID. How do I retrieve it?

The user ID for the taxpayers is the same as their PAN number.

How do I know that my password has been successfully reset?

After the completion of the procedure of “Forgot Password,” a confirmation e-Mail indicating the successful change in password will be sent to the taxpayer after that taxpayer. Therefore, the taxpayer can then login to their TRACES account using the new password.

How do I log in to my TRACES account?

Follow the given steps to login to the TRACES portal:
1. Visit the TRACES portal
2. Click on the Login option
3. Choose the taxpayer option and enter the credentials
The user ID in this case would be the PAN of the user.

Got Questions? Ask Away!

  1. Hey @HarishMehta

    Taxpayers or deductee cannot directly download form 16/form16A, the option to download Form 16/ 16A has been given to the Deductor. So, if you need Form 16 / 16A for TDS deducted by your current or previous employer or deductor you will have to contact them for the same. There is no option available on TRACES whereby you can download it yourself.

    Hope this helps!

  2. Hey @Dia_malhotra

    Yes, individuals can still register as a taxpayer on TRACES even if they do not have TAN of the deductor by providing:

    • Assessment Year
    • Challan Serial Number and
    • Amount of tax you have paid

    Hope this helps!

  3. Avatar for saad saad says:

    In my Justification Report it shows an interest payable error whereas I’ve already paid the interest for that particular month According to the regulations what could be the reason for this?

  4. Hi @saad,

    According to regulations, interest payment default/errors may arise due to error in challan details , short deduction, short payment, late deposit of TDS amount. Here, you can file correction statement and revise the return.

    Hope this helps!

  5. Hi

    I am not able to register the DSC despite many trials. I keep getting the error:

    ‘Error in establishing connection with TRACES Websocket Esigner. Please ensure that WebSigner Setup is installed and service is running on your machine and there are no proxies enabled on the browser while doing DSC activities’

    Could you kindly help. I have tried all the instructions, as per below:

    I have un-installed any previous versions of Java and emsigner.
    I have installed Java 8, update 162 and 32 bit version on my Windows 10 machine
    Downloaded TRACES-WebSigner-V2.0 and installed emsigner. The emsigner is running on my system.
    Google Chrome is up to date. (Version 92.0.4515.131)
    I have the DSC driver (e-pass 2003) installed.
    I have rebooted and made sure the websigner (emsigner) is running.
    When I go to my profile → Signature section, no window pops up, nothing loads, and if I click on ‘Request DSC’, I get the above error.

    Could you point to me what I can do to make this work please. Do I need any physical device to generate tokens? I am logging in from the nri traces webpage. Thanks.

    Preetham

  6. The USB e-pass 2003 token device is particular type of a DSC.

  7. Facing issues with TRACES Portal or registration? Get quick solutions for PAN verification, Form 26AS access, and TDS compliance all in one place.

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