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). A Deductor can make corrections for TDS Return filed FY 2007-08 onwards. For corrections in PAN master, personal information, deductee details and challan details, there is no need to request for Conso file. Deductor can make a correction using the service ‘Request for Correction’ on TRACES. In the case of a paper return, you cannot opt for online correction.
Steps for Online Correction in Personal Information on TRACES
- Log in to TRACES
Log in to TRACES – Enter User Id, Password, TAN or PAN and captcha
- Request for correction
Go to Defaults > Request for Correction
- Enter the required details
Enter the required details – Financial Year, Quarter, Form Type, correction category, and latest accepted Token Number. Click on ‘Submit Request’
1. If the regular statement was a paper return, you cannot request for correction
2. Form Type – 24Q, 26Q, 27Q, 27EQ
3. The token number should be of the latest processed statement
4. Correction category should be ‘Online’
- Track correction request
The system will generate a Request Number. To track the request status, go to Defaults > Track Correction Request
- Search the request
Search the request using Request Number, Date or View All:
1. Available – The correction request is accepted. The statement is now available for correction. Click on the hyperlink to go to the validation screen to proceed with the correction
2. In Progress – The correction request is accepted and you are already working on a statement. Click on the hyperlink to go to the validation screen to proceed with the correction
3. Rejected – The correction request is rejected. Click on ‘View Rejection Reason’ to check the reason for the rejection
Note: If the status is ‘Submitted’, please wait for 24 to 48 hours for the status to change to ‘Available’
- KYC Validation
Complete the KYC Validation using either of the below options:
Option 1: KYC Validation using DSC
Option 2: Normal KYC Validation without using DSC - Type of correction
Once the system validates KYC details, the File Correction screen will appear. Select the Type of Correction as the ‘Personal Information’ from the drop-down list.
- Required corrections
Make the required corrections in the selected file:
1. Select the checkbox to update the personal information as per TRACES profile
2. The communication details and responsible person’s details will be populated from the latest statement filed by the deductor for the selected Financial Year, Quarter and Form Type
3. Edit the personal information and click on ‘Save’
4. Click on ‘Submit Correction Statement’ - Action summary
Action Summary with the summary of all corrections will appear on the screen. Click on the hyperlink to view the edited details. Once you verify the details, click on ‘Confirm’
- Submit for processing
Click on ‘Submit for Processing‘ to submit your correction. This feature is available to an Admin User only.
- Attach DSC
Attach DSC i.e. Digital Signature Certificate of the Authorised Person. The system generates a 15 digit token number. You can check the status under the Statements / Payments tab. To use DSC on TRACES, it is mandatory to download and install WebSocket emSigner
FAQs
1. Requested – Deductor submits a request for correction
2. Initiated – Request for Correction is being processed by TDS CPC
3. Available – Request for Correction is accepted and the statement is available for correction. User can start correction on the statement
4. In Progress – User is working on a statement. Clicking on the hyperlink will take user to validation screen
5. Failed – Request cannot be made available due to technical error
6. User can re-submit request for same details
7. Submitted to Admin User – Sub-User submitted correction statement to Admin User
8. Submitted to ITD – Admin User has submitted correction statement to Income Tax Department for processing
9. Processed – TDS-CPC has processed the statement (either for Form 26AS or for defaults)
10. Rejected – TDS-CPC has rejected the statement after processing. You can view the reason for rejection in the ‘Remarks’ column
Yes. For correction in Personal Information on TRACES, DSC is mandatory. For Challan Correction i.e. correction in challan details, you do not require a DSC. In the case of Personal Information Correction or PAN Correction, you require a DSC. You can apply for DSC of Class II with 2 years validity
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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