Once the taxpayer registration process is complete, the user receives a success message. This message is shown after the internal validations in the form are complete. On successful registration, the user receives the activation link and code on the registered e-Mail address within 48 hours. The users can use this link to activate their account on the TRACES portal. In case the validation process fails, the information is sent to the user’s registered e-Mail address within 48 hours.
Furthermore, if the user does not activate the link within 48 hours of receipt of mail, the user account in the TDS CPC would be deactivated. Additionally, all data entered by the user during registration will be removed from the system.
Steps to Activate the TRACES Account
- Access the message sent to you on your mail.
It will include the “Activation Link to Activate Account” and the “Activation Code.”
- Navigate to the activation page and fill in the details
Therefore, click on the “Activation Link to Activate Account” link to move to the activation page. Hence, enter the User ID and the Code sent through the mail in the respective fields.
- Activate your account
Enter the captcha code shown in the image and click on the “Submit” option. Therefore, after the completion of the above steps, the account is activated and the following message will be shown.
In case the details entered in the “Account Activation” page are incorrect, the user would receive the following message.
FAQs
The username to the TRACES NRI Taxpayer account is the same as the PAN number of the account holder.
The https://nriservices.tdscpc.gov.in/ can only be accessed from outside of India and not in India. Visit the www.tdscpc.gov.in link and log into your account using your credentials.
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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