E-Tutorial

1. Important Information on Online Correction- Add Challan to

statement.
2. Most Common Error while filing Online Correction.
3. Brief Steps for Online Correction -Add Challan to Statement.
4. Description status of Online Correction Requests.
5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction- Add Challan to Statement.

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1.Important Information on Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement
All type of corrections like “Personal information , Deductee details and Challan correction” can be made using Online correction
functionality available from FY.2007-08 onwards depending upon the type of correction.
Types of Error or Defaults Correction Type Available From F.Y DSC Required
If challan is unmatched Challan Correction F.Y 2007-08 Onwards No
To Add New challan Add challan to the Statement F.Y 2007-08 Onwards No
To clear interest and Late Fee demand Pay 220, Interest, Levy, Late filling F.Y 2007-08 Onwards No
payment
To move Deductee row Resolution for overbooked challan F.Y 2007-08 Onwards No
(Move Deductee row from challan)
To update PAN PAN Correction F.Y 2007-08 Onwards Yes
To Add/ Modify Deductee row Add/Modify Deductee details F.Y 2013-14 Onwards Yes
To update personal details Personal Information F.Y 2007-08 Onwards Yes
To Modify Salary details Add or Delete Salary Details F.Y 2013-14 Onwards Yes
To Edit Deductee Row in case of Challan Correction F.Y 2013-14 Onwards Yes
unmatched Challan

This feature is extremely useful as it is :

Free of Cost :TRACES does not charge any fee for doing online correction
Time saving: No need to request for Conso file and wait for file availability. Just raise a request and you can select the type of
correction you wish to proceed with. Correction gets processed in 24hrs
Effort saving: No need of any software/ CD/PEN drive , just login and file the correction
Enhance efficiency: Error specific correction is possible
Note: For paper return online correction cannot be done

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 2. Most Common Error While filing Online Correction

Error Description Explanation

No data available for specified search criteria This error appears if the data entered is not pertaining to F.Y, Quarter,
Form Type and latest Token Number. Statement is cancelled /rejected
for selected search criteria.

Request for correction has already been submitted for the specified This error occurs when Deductor has initiated an Online correction
search Criteria. Please check status in ‘Track Correction Request’ and it is at “ In Progress” status i.e. pending at the end of Deductor.
under Defaults menu

System has encountered some technical problem. Please try after This error occurs if:
some time. - JAVA version and Bit depending upon the system are not updated.
Restart the system after updating JAVA .
- Browsing history, cookies, temp filed are to be cleared. Clear them
first.
- Pop-up blocker is NOT enabled currently.
- Browser is not compatible in order to proceed with Online
Correction .
Request has been submitted to Admin User It has been assigned to admin user and is pending at Admin user
end. Only admin user has the authority to submit online correction

Reason for non-deduction is mandatory This error occurs when Deductor is writing “0” in the column of Total
TDS deposited and Deducted in Add/Modify Deductee option.

Reason for lower deduction is mandatory This error occurs Deductor is not selecting Flag “A”.

Reason for higher deduction is mandatory This error occurs when Deductor is not selecting Flag “C”.

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 2. Most Common Error While filing Online Correction (Contd.)

Error Description Explanation

Increase in amount claimed as interest , amount claimed as other This error occurs when Deductor claims more than the remaining
and Levy should not be greater than the remaining available balance available balance of the challan.
in challan.

Online Correction on TRACES is not enabled for the requested This error occurs if statement for the particular Form Type, F.Y and
statement . Kindly file correction through NSDL and then Quarter is not processed by TRACES. So, once Deductor will file
subsequent correction can be filed on TRACES. correction statement with Conso File at NSDL and it gets processed
by TRACES, Online Correction will be enabled for that particular
statement.
PAN of Authorized/ Responsible person as per personal information This error occurs if PAN of authorized person in profile section of the
of the Correction can be filed on TRACES. Please update PAN of TRACES is different than PAN mentioned /Not mentioned in the
authorized person /Responsible person in the correction file. personal information of the statement. Deductor need to update the
PAN in the personal Information same as mentioned in the profile
section Vice Versa.

No challan for F.Y (e.g. 2014-15 ) available for tagging. Please select This error may occur if book entry flag is “ Yes” which has to be
another F.Y from below dropdown or deposit challan or contact changed to “No” . Please refer the E-Tutorial on Add/Modify Challan.
your AO (if changes in challan is required).
OR

Incorrect TAN or Assessment Year is mentioned on challan, please

contact A.O for challan correction

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 3. Brief Steps for Add Challan to Statement

This feature enables deductor to Add challan in the already filed statement , Add challan functionality is disabled through offline
correction. In case statement is not processed by TRACES, please file C1 ( Personal Information ) through Conso file
then you will be able to proceed with online correction on TRACES.

Step 1 : Login to TRACES website with your “User ID”, “Password”, “TAN of the Deductor” and the “Verification Code”.
Landing page will be displayed on Screen.
Step 2 : Go to “Request for correction” under “ Defaults“ menu
Step 3 : Enter relevant Financial Year, Quarter, Form Type and Correction category should be “Online” and Click on
“Submit Request” button . Request will be available under “Track Correction Request” .When request status become
“Available” click on Available / In progress status to proceed with the correction.
Step 4 : Validate KYC
Note: Digital Signature Supported KYC Validation Screen will appear only if Digital Signature is registered.
Step 5 : After KYC validation, select the Type of Correction Category from the drop down as “Add Challan to statement,
Step 6: Make the required corrections in the selected file. Click on “Submit for Processing” to submit your correction (Only
Available to Admin User).
Step 7: 15 digits token number will be generated and mailed to Registered e-mail ID.

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 4. Description Status of Online Correction Requests

• Requested - When user submits request for correction.

• Initiated - Request for correction is initiated.

• Available - Request for correction is accepted and statement is made available for correction. User can start correction on

the statement. Clicking on the hyperlink will take user to validation screen. Once user clicks on request with 'Available'

status, status of request / statement will change to 'In Progress‘.

• Failed - Request cannot be made available due to technical error. User can re-submit request for same details.

• In Progress - User is working on a statement. Clicking on the hyperlink will take user to validation screen.

• Submitted to Admin User - Sub-user / Admin User has submitted correction statement to Admin User.

• Submitted to ITD - Admin User has submitted correction statement to ITD for processing.

• Processed - Statement has been processed by TDS CPC (either for Form 26AS or for defaults).

• Rejected - Statement has been rejected by TDS CPC after processing. Rejection reasons will be displayed in 'Remarks'

column.

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement
Step 1: Go to TRACES website (www.tdscpc.gov.in)

Click on
Continue to
proceed
further.

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 5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 1: Login to TRACES website by entering the “User ID, Password ,TAN of the Deductor and the Verification Code”

For more details on

any screen, click on
Click on help icon
Help icon
For more details on
next to each field for
any screen, click on
more details
Help icon

Click on ? icon next

to each field for more
Enter user ID
details
and password

Enter user id and

password

Enter TAN
Mention TAN of
Deductor

Enter the text as

displayed then click
on Login button

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Landing Page will be displayed

Landing page will be

displayed

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 2: Click on ‘Request for Correction’ under ‘Default’ menu

Select ‘Request for

correction ‘

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Step 3 : Enter relevant Financial Year, Quarter, Form Type and Correction category should be “Online” and Click on
“Submit Request” button

Enter Quarter Enter Form Type

Enter Financial Year

Click on Submit
Correction category will Request
be ‘Online’.
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 5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 3 (Contd.): Request for Online Correction will be submitted successfully message will be displayed on screen

Request number
received

Click here to track correction

request or navigate ‘Track
Correction Request 'under
‘Default ‘menu

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 3(Contd.): View submitted request

Enter Option 3: ‘View

All’ to view the
download request

Click on “In progress” or

“Available” status to
initiate online correction

Available Status - Request for correction is accepted and statement is made available for correction. User can start correction
on the statement. Clicking on the hyperlink will take user to validation screen. Once user clicks on request with 'Available' status,
status of request / statement will change to 'In Progress‘.
In Progress Status- User is working on a statement. Clicking on the hyperlink will take user to validation screen.

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 5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 4: KYC Screen - User can choose ‘Digital Signature KYC’ OR ‘Normal KYC’. Scenario 1: User select Digital signature
support KYC validation’.

Select the option

“Digital Signature Important note
supported KYC
validation’ (Step1)

Click here to
validate DSC

• Digital Signature Support KYC validation screen will appear only if Digital Signature is registered. Deductor can register/re
register their Digital Signature in Profile. Please refer – Digital Signature Certificate Registration e-Tutorial for more
information.
• Normal KYC Validation (without Digital Signature) – User can opt a normal KYC validation separately for each functionality
without digital signature.
Note: While signing data with your DSC token, please enter password to validate the DSC

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 4 :Scenario 1(Contd.) : Select required Digital Signature Certificate and click on ‘Sign’ to proceed further

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Notes for Validation Screen:

•Authentication code is generated after KYC information details validation, which remains valid for the same calendar day for same
form type, financial year and quarter.

•Token Number must be of the regular statement of the Financial Year, Quarter and Form Type displayed on the screen.

•CIN/BIN details must be entered for the challan/book entry mentioned in the statement corresponding to the Financial Year ,Quarter
and Form Type mentioned above.

•Government deductor can enter only Date of Deposit and Transfer Voucher amount mentioned in the relevant Statement.

•Only Valid PAN(s) reported in the TDS/TCS statement corresponding to the CIN/BIN details in Part1 must be entered in Part 2 of
the KYC. Guide available on the screen can be referred for valid combinations.

•Maximum of 3 distinct valid PANs and corresponding amount must be entered.

•If there are less than three such combinations in the challan, user must enter all (either two or one)

•CD Record no. is mandatory only in case of challan is mentioned more than once in the statement.

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Notes for Normal KYC validation

Examples of Unique PAN and Amount combination:

Condition 1 : -If statement contains 3 Deductee rows with same PAN i.e. AAAAA0000N and corresponding amount against
Deductees are : 1000.00, 1000.00 and 2000.00, then Deductor need to fill details like :

a) AAAAA0000N 1000.00
b) AAAAA0000N 2000.00

Condition 2: -If statement contains 4 Deductee rows with PAN i.e. AAAAA0000N and corresponding amount against
Deductees are : 1000.00, 1000.00 , 1500.00 and 2000.00, then Deductor need to fill details like :

a) AAAAA0000N 1000.00
b) AAAAA0000N 1500.00
c) AAAAA0000N 2000.00

Note: For Further guidance please refer Guide 1 and Guide 2 available on TRACES portal.

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 4 : Scenario 2: Normal KYC Validation

Select the option to

validate KYC without
Digital Signature

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction- Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 4: Scenario 2(Contd.): Enter Token number

Enter Authentication Code

if the validation is done
earlier and you have the
Authentication Code

Enter Token Number of only

26Q Regular (Original) Statement
“Manually” corresponding to
the Financial Year, Quarter
and Form Type displayed
above

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 3. Pictorial guide for Online Correction- Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 4 (Contd..): Enter CIN details like BSR Code , Date of Deposit, Challan Serial Number & Challan Amount along with
PAN combination

Tick in check
box for nil
challan or book
adjustment

Government
Click on the Guide to deductor not having
select suitable challan BIN details tick here
option and need not provide
BSR code and
Enter CIN details for a
challan serial number
challan used in the
statement
CD Record number is not
mandatory. This column is
required to be filled only when
same challan is mentioned
more than once in statement.
Tick here if you do not
have any valid PAN
corresponding to above
challan details

Click on the Guide to

select suitable PAN
amount combination

Please enter TDS

deposited amount for
respective PAN’s

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Step 4 (Contd.): After validating KYC details, an Authentication Code will be generated, which will remain valid for same
calendar day for same Financial Year, Form Type and Quarter

Q1

Authentication Code
will be available here

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 5: Select Add Challan To Statement from the drop down

Q1 26Q

Add Challan To
Statement from the
drop down

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Step 5 (Contd.): Non – Government Deductors - Add New Challan to Statement

Click on View
details

List of Challans with

available balance will
appear

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Step 5 (Contd.): Government Deductors - Add New Book Entry Receipt to Statement

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 5 (Contd.): Click on Add Challan button

Click here to go to
next screen

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Step 5 (Contd.): List of Challans will display

List of Challans with

available balance will appear

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 5 (Contd.) : Select Challan from challan list & click on ‘Add Challan to statement’ tab to proceed further

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 5 (Contd.): Challan details will be displayed. User can edit the Challan details
Important Notes:

1. BSR Code should be of the challan which has available balance.

2. Date on which challan with available balance was deposited in bank .
3. Surcharge amount of challan / BIN from the statement filed by deductor with
regards to the statement selected for filing correction .Amount should not be
editable for BINs.
4. Education Cess amount of challan / BIN from the statement filed by deductor
with regards to the statement selected for filing correction. Amount should not
be editable for BINs.
5. Interest amount in the challan / BIN from the statement filed by deductor with
regards to the statement selected for filing correction. Amount should not be
editable for BINs.
6. Other amount in the challan / BIN from the statement filed by deductor with
regards to the statement selected for filing correction. Amount should not be
editable for BINs.
7. Section code under which tax was deducted for the PAN. From FY 2013-14
onwards, this field will not be there.
8. Amount of interest to be claimed from this challan / BIN. User cannot edit this
field by tagging a challan. User must directly change value in the field. Amount
should not be editable for BINs.
Click on ‘Save’ 9. Amount to be claimed as 'Others' from this challan / BIN . User cannot edit
button to save
edited details
this field by tagging a challan. User must directly change value in the field.
Amount should not be editable for BINs.
10. Save the edited detail.

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 5(Contd.) : After clicking on “Save” button Added challan will be highlighted

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 5(Contd.) : User can remove added challan through ‘Remove Challan’ option

Click here to
remove Challan
which is added
by selecting the
Challan

Note: Only the newly added challan can be removed from the statement. Challans previously existing in the statement cannot be
removed.

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Step 5(Contd.) : User can remove added Challan through ‘Remove Challan’ option

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 5(Contd.): Click on “Submit Correction Statement” to submit correction

Click here to
submit correction

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Step 5(Contd.): After submitting correction below message will display on screen

Click here to proceed

further

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Step 5(Contd.): Action Summary- Sub-User log in

Click on row

2013-14 Q1 26Q

Click here to
cancel statement

Click here to
proceed further

Above Screen will be appeared in case correction submitted by Sub-user.

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Step 5 (Contd.): Action Summary – Submit to Admin User

2013-14 Q1 26Q

Above Screen will be appeared in case correction submitted by Sub user

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Step 5 (Contd.) : Request successfully submitted to Admin User

Request will be submitted to Admin user . Sub-user cannot submit the correction from ‘Correction Ready for Submission’.
Sub-user should only be able to view statements saved by them.

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Step 6 : Action Summary- Admin User Login

Click on row

Click here to
proceed further

2013-14

Click here to
cancel statement

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 6 (Contd.) : User can cancel the correction statement after click on ‘Cancel Statement 'tab.

2013-14

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5. Pictorial guide to request for Online Correction – Add Challan to statement
(Contd.)
Step 6 (Contd.): Click on ‘Confirm’ button to proceed further

Click here to proceed

further

Both Admin User and Sub-user can able to view correction saved by them.

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5. Pictorial guide to request for Online Correction – Add Challan to statement
(Contd.)
Step 6 (Contd.): After confirmation of correction click on “Submit for Processing” button

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5. Pictorial guide for Online Correction-Add Challan to Statement (Contd.)
Step 6 (Contd.): DSC Validation for final submission of Correction statement.

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Step 7 : After final submission of correction statement , success message will be displayed

Click on Help
icon for help text
for this screen

2013-14

Message showing that correction

statement is successfully
submitted

Note: Note down the Token Number for future reference

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Status- Submitted to ITD

Submitted to ITD

2013-14

Note: Note down the Token Number for future reference

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Status- Accepted

After Submitted to ITD ,

correction status will be
changed to “Accepted”.

2013-14

Note: Note down the Token Number for future reference

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Status- Processed

After Submitted to ITD ,

correction status will be
changed to “Accepted”.

2013-14

Note: Note down the Token Number for future reference

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 THANK YOU

Please Note:
1) For Feedback : You can share your feedback on [email protected]

2) For any Query : You can raise your concern on “Request for Resolution” as Online Grievance on
TRACES Website.

3) For any query related to website: You can raise your concern on below mentioned numbers
Toll Free Number - 1800103 0344
Land Line Number - 0120 4814600

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