TRACES means TDS Reconciliation Analysis and Correction Enabling System. It is the online portal for administration and implementation of TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) and TCS (Tax Collected at Source). When there is a sale of immovable property, the buyer makes payment to the seller after deducting TDS u/s 194IA. The buyer files Form 26QB and issues Form 16B to the seller. The TDS Return i.e. CPC-TDS processes Form 26QB. If the Statement Status of Form 26QB is ‘Processed with Default’, the buyer can submit a request to download ‘Form 26QB – Justification Report’ from their registered account on TRACES. The ‘Form 26QB – Justification Report’ is available AY 2014-15 onwards and consists of details of defaults or errors while processing the TDS Return filed. Once the taxpayer views the errors, he/she should file a correction TDS return to rectify the same.
Steps to Download Form 26QB Justification Report from TRACES
- Log in to TRACES
- Navigate to justification report download
Go to Statements / Forms > Request for Justification Report Download
- Form 26QB
Select Form Type – 26QB to submit the request for Justification Report
- Enter the required details
Select the ‘Assessment Year’ from the drop-down list. Enter ‘Acknowledgement Number‘ and ‘PAN of Seller‘. Click on ‘Proceed‘
- Enter CIN details
Enter Challan details as per Form 26QB statement filed for Acknowledgement Number, PAN of Buyer, and PAN of Seller. Click on ‘Proceed’
1. BSR Code i.e. Bank Branch Code
2. Date of Deposit – date on which tax is deposited. Enter in dd-mm-yyyy format eg: 10-Jan-2019
3. Challan Serial Number – 5 digit number eg: 00025
4. Challan Deposit Amount – enter the amount with decimal places eg: 1569.00
- Success Message
Success page will appear on the screen. A Request Number is generated. You can download the file from tab ‘Downloads’
- Navigate to requested downloads
Go to Downloads > Requested Downloads
- Enter the request number/date
Enter the Request Number or Request Date or View All. Click on ‘View Request’. A list of requests pertaining to the search criteria will appear. Select the relevant row and if the status is ‘Available‘, click on the download button.
Note: If the status is ‘Submitted’, please wait for 24 to 48 hours for the status to change to ‘Available’
- Download the file
Click on the HTTP Download button to download the file. A zip file is downloaded. Password to open ‘Form 26QB – Justification Report’ Zip file is ‘PAN of Buyer‘in capital letters. E.g. AABPA1212A
FAQs
1. Submitted – The taxpayer has submitted a request
2. Available – The system has processed the request. The taxpayer can download the Justification Report
3. Failed – The request has not been processed due to a technical issue. The taxpayer should submit the request once again or contact CPC(TDS)
The taxpayer can download ‘Form 26QB – Justification Report’ in a zip file. The Password to open ‘Form 26QB – Justification Report’ zip file is ‘PAN of Buyer’ of the property in capital letters. E.g. AABPA1212A
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!
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!
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?
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!
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
@AkashJhaveri @Saad_C @Kaushal_Soni @Divya_Singhvi @Laxmi_Navlani can you help with this?
Hey @raopreetham, the first thing I would recommend you to do is to run the Emsigner as an administrator. Also, if it still does not seem to work, install the below mentioned JAVA fixer software and run it as an administrator and hopefully this would resolve your issue.
https://johann.loefflmann.net/downloads/jarfix.exe
The USB e-pass 2003 token device is particular type of a DSC.
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