A Guide on Filing Revised TDS Return Online

Corrections Available Online through TRACES Portal

• Challan corrections
• PAN corrections
• Add deductee details
• Change deductee details
• Add/Delete Salary details
• Interest U/S 220
• Changes in personal information

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How to make corrections online on TRACES portal

Here is how to revise TDS return:

• Step 1: Log in to the TRACES website.
• Step 2: Access "Request for correction" under the "Defaults" section by providing the relevant Quarter, Financial Year, Form Type, and the latest Token number. Ensure the correction category is set to online. A unique request number will be generated.
• Step 3: Locate the request under "Track Correction Request". Once the request status is available, click on it. Provide the necessary information for valid KYC.
• Step 4: Choose "Challan Correction" from the dropdown menu on the TRACES platform.
• Step 5: Make the necessary corrections in the selected file.
• Step 6: Click on "Submit for Processing" to finalize your correction submission.
• Step 7: A 15-digit token number will be issued and sent to your registered email ID.

For other types of corrections and multiple batch corrections, you can opt for the offline mode.

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How to file revised TDS return offline

If you want to revise your TDS return offline, you will be required to download the latest Conso file and justification report. The conso file contains deduction-related information of the particular quarter, and the justification report has data on the error made in the filed return.

You will need the RPU (Return Preparation Utility) tool to prepare and file revised TDS returns. RPU can be downloaded from the NSDL portal:
https://www.protean-tinpan.com/services/etds-etcs/etds-rpu.html

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Request for Conso file on TRACES portal

1. Start with logging into TRACES official website:
   https://www.tdscpc.gov.in/app/login.xhtml
2. After you have logged in, Click on “Statements/Payment” > “Request for Conso FIle”
3. Select the specific Financial Year, Quarter, and Form for the revision of the return.
4. Click on “Go” to proceed to the next window. Here, provide the original TDS return token number, challan details, and deductee details corresponding to the mentioned challan.
5. Your request for the consolidated file will then be successfully submitted.

To verify, navigate to the download tab, choose the requested download, and select "view all." You will find the submission of your consolidated file, and the status will indicate "submitted." After a day, the status of your consolidated file will change to "available.”

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Update Corrections in the Utility

• Import the Conso file and access the new page with four tabs.
• In the "Form" tab, basic information is pre-filled; only deductor details, excluding TAN, can be updated.
• For the "Challan" tab, modifications are permitted for all fields in unmatched challans. For matched/overbooked challans, changes can be made only to Section code, Interest amount (col. no. 20), and other amounts (col. no. 21). You can also review the unconsumed amount of challan in Col. No. 23 for further use.
• You cannot add new challans here.
• In the "Annexure I (Deductee details)" tab, you can update deduction/payment details such as PAN, Name, Payment Amount, Section, TDS Amount, etc. To add new deductees, click "insert a row" and specify the number of rows to be inserted. Use the "PAN Update" option for updating only the PAN of the deductee record, otherwise, choose the "Update" option to modify other details as needed. Deleting a deductee record is not possible; instead, update the related fields to "0" (zero) and add a new record with the updated values if nullification is required.

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Generate FVU file

• Save the updates in the RPU Utility, then click "Create File." Check for any displayed errors.
• Open a new window and input the .csi file in the first column, downloaded from the challan status inquiry on the
• TIN websites.
• Choose the path for .FVU & Form 27A generation in the 2nd column. Select the conso file received from TRACES in the 3rd column. The ".FVU" file is similar to the TDS return uploaded on an e-filing portal, like an "XML"/"JSON" file during ITR filing.
• Click "validate" after filling in all the columns. Successful validation will generate the.FVU file & Form 27A, used for filing the TDS/TCS Return.
• If errors are present, the FVU will display the error location, code, and description. Re-validate the file.
• Finally, upload the FVU file and signature file on an e-filing portal.

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