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Online Correction of TDS/TCS Statement at TRACES

Online Correction of TDS/TCS Statement at TRACES

If Assessee has uploaded TDS return but there occur some mistakes while furnishing the TDS statement PAN is wrongly mentioned, short deduction of TDS amount, excess utilization of any challan etc. In that case, the assessee has to do online corrections in the TDS statement on “TRACES” (TDS Reconciliation Analysis and Correction Enabling System).

Steps for Online Corrections in TDS/TCS Statement

TDS Correction Traces Login

Step 1: Log in to TRACES website

Step 2: Go to “Request for correction” under “Defaults” by entering the relevant Quarter, Financial Year, Form Type, and Latest Accepted Token number. The correction category should be “Online”, and the request number will be generated

Step 3: The request will be available under “Track Correction Request” when the request status becomes “Available” Click on Available / In progress status to proceed with the correction and provide information of valid KYC

Step 4: Select the type of correction category from the drop-down as “Challan Correction”

Step 5: Make the required corrections in the selected file

Step 6: Click on “Submit for Processing” to submit your correction (Only available to admin user), and the request can be submitted via Digital signature of an Authorised person.

Step 7: A 15-digit token number will be generated and mailed to the registered e-mail ID

Online Corrections’ List of TDS/TCS

All types 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.

Type of Error or DefaultsCorrection TypeAvailable from FYDSC Required
If the challan is unmatchedChallan correctionFY 2007-08 OnwardsNo
Add a new challanAdd a challan to the statementFY 2007-08 OnwardsNo
To clear the interest and late fee demand paymentPay 220, interest, levy, late filingFY 2007-08 OnwardsNo
To move the deductee rowRequest for overbooked challan (move the deductee row from the challan)FY 2007-08 OnwardsNo
To update PANPAN correctionFY 2007-08 OnwardsYes
To add/modify the deductee rowAdd/Modify deductee detailsFY 2013-14 OnwardsYes
To update personal detailsPersonal informationFY 2007-08 OnwardsYes
To modify salary detailsAdd or delete salary detailsFY 2013-14 OnwardsYes

Note: For the paper return, online correction cannot be done

Status of Online Correction Requests

  • Requested: When the user submits a request for correction.
  • Initiated: The request is being processed by TDS CPC
  • Available: Request for correction is accepted, and the statement is made available for correction. The user can start correcting the statement. Clicking on the hyperlink will take the user to the validation screen. Once the user clicks on the request with ‘Available’ status, the status of the request/statement will change to ‘In Progress
  • Failed: Request cannot be made available due to a technical error. The user can resubmit the request for the same details
  • In Progress: The user is working on a statement. Clicking on the hyperlink will take the user to the validation screen
  • Submitted to Admin User: Sub-user / Admin User has submitted a correction statement to Admin User
  • Submitted to ITD: Admin User has submitted a 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 the ‘Remarks’ column.

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290 thoughts on "Online Correction of TDS/TCS Statement at TRACES"

  1. Utilized Q1 challan to Q3 TDS Payable But, now received demand on interest on late payment for the same. kindly help me out with how to rectify this issue by correcting.

  2. There is 3 correction request raised in TRACES in the month of August 2019. And as requested the copy of the required documents has been submitted on time. In that, two correction requests got approved. Only one got rejected saying ‘details not submitted’. Is there an option to resend this correction request online ? or what is another possible way to get it approved? or Incometax/traces helpdesk team can do anything on this?

      1. Sir i have filed 26Q for Q2, but after filing its showing Short deduction amount in traces Rs. 19, 905/-, but i have checked my whole return there is no mistakes in amount filed and deducted sections are also correct. How can i know the reasong for showing the amount as short deduction , Pls help..

  3. Hi
    I am trying to revise the TDS return for Q3 for Fy 19-20 which is paid wrongly. Want to make it as NIL. Successfully done for 2quarters but 3Q is showing:’Challan details in correction do not match for some of the non-updatable matched challan columns’. what does it mean any idea? All challans are correct only doing by downloading the latest conso file only

    1. Hi

      How did you Solve the error.
      Challan details in correction do not match for some of the non updatable matched challan columns?

      1. Hi Rohit,

        Were you able to solve this query. If yes pls let me also know how did you resolve this. I’m facing similar error and couldn’t resolve this till now.

      2. DID YOU GOT SOLUTION TO THIS ERROR
        Challan details in correction do not match for some of the non updatable matched challan columns

  4. Correction statement rejected for form 24Q and reason showing “Validate for the total amount of tax deposited”, but there is no change in tax deducted and deposit amount. The only amount paid is changed.

    1. Correction statement rejected for form 24Q and reason showing “Validate for the total amount of tax deposited”, but there is no change in tax deducted and deposit amount. The only amount paid is changed.

    2. Correction statement rejected for form 24Q and reason showing “Validate for the total amount of tax deposited”,
      what is the reason & what to check, Please help

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