e-Tutorial
Online PAN Correction
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Important Information on Online Correction
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
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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Most Common Error While filing Online Correction
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Most Common Error While filing Online Correction (Contd.)
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Brief Steps for Online PAN Correction
• This feature enables deductor to update Invalid PAN with Valid PAN available in PAN Master
• This functionality is available from FY 2007-08 onwards
• In case of 24Q Annexure II , PAN correction is available from FY 2013-14 onwards
• Digital Signature Certificate should be registered on TRACES before making this correction,
However regular statement should be processed from TRACES
• 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
• Step 1 : Login to TRACES website.
• Step 2 : Go to “Request for correction” under “ Defaults“ by entering relevant Quarter,
Financial Year, Form Type , Latest Accepted Token number.
• Correction category should be “Online”.
• Request number will be generated.
• Step 3 : Request will be available under “ Track Correction Request”
• When request status become “Available” click on Available / In progress status to proceed
with the correction.
• Provide information of Valid KYC
• Step 4 : Select the type of correction category from the drop down as “PAN 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)
• Step 7 : 15 digits token number will be generated and mailed to Registered e-mail ID
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Status of Online Correction Requests:
Requested - When user submits request for correction.
Initiated - Request is being processed by TDS CPC
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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Login to TRACES
Click on help icon For more details
next to each field on any screen,
for more details click on Help icon
Enter user ID
and password
Enter TAN
Enter the text as
displayed in
Verification Code
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Welcome Page
Landing page will
be displayed
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Online Correction Request Flow
Select “ Request for
correction “
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Online Correction Request Flow
Click on Submit
Request
Enter correct : Financial Year, Quarter and
Form Type, correction category and latest
token number ( latest token number as
per processed statement)
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Online Correction Request Flow
Request number
received
Click here to track
correction request or
navigate ‘ Track Correction
Request ‘ under ‘ Defaults’
menu
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Online Correction Request Flow- View submitted request
Enter Request Number (Search
Option 1) or Request Date
(Search Option 2) or “view all”
(Search option 3) to view all the
Request status
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
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Digital Signature supported KYC Validation contd. (Step 1)
• 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.
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Digital Signature supported KYC Validation contd. (Step 2 & 3)
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•Authentication Code will not appear on the screen in case DSC Supported KYC
•In one session this manual KYC page ( On the basis of input selected by the user ) will be displayed only once
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Token Number Details (Contd.) Tick in check box for nil
challan or book adjustment
Government deductor not
having BIN details tick
here and need not provide
BSR code and challan serial
number
Click on the Guide to
select suitable challan
Enter CIN details for a
option
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
Tick here if you do not statement.
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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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 FY, 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 FY, Quarter and Form Type mentioned above
• Government deductor can enter only Date of Deposit and Transfer Voucher amount mentioned
in the relevant Statement
• Amount should be entered in two decimal places (e.g., 1234.56)
• 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
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Authentication Code Screen
Authentication Code
will be available here
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26Q Q1
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‘Action status’ column will
display error message if PAN
is invalid or success message
if details for the deductee
rows are saved
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‘Action status’ column will
display error message if
PAN is invalid or success
message if details for the
deductee rows are saved
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User can search
either using PAN filter
or DD Record Number
filter
• In case of Annexure 2, only DD Record number is required.
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‘Action status’ column will
display error message if
PAN is invalid or success
message if details for the
deductee rows are saved
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User can search either
using PAN filter or DD
Record Number filter
• In case of Annexure 2, only DD Record number is required.
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‘Action status’ column will
display error message if
PAN is invalid or success
message if details for the
deductee rows are saved
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Action Summary
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Action Summary – Submit to Admin User
Action summary for Q1 of FY 2013-14 for Form 26Q
Click on Submit to
Admin
Above Screen will be appeared in case correction submitted by Sub-user
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Action Summary
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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Action Summary- View Edited Statement
Click on ‘Confirm’ and
Correction Ready for
Submission
Click on hyperlink to
view the edited detail
for specific default
Both Admin User and Sub-user can able to view statements saved by them
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Action Summary- Admin User Login
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Action Summary- Admin User Login
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Action Summary- Admin User Login
Select the row for
Action
Click on ok to take
action for cancellation
Click on ‘ Cancel
Statement ‘ in case
user wants to cancel
the correction
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Action Summary- Admin User
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Action Summary- Submit For Processing
Click on hyperlink to view
the Action Summery
To make any changes click on “edit
correction statement”
Select ‘Submit for
Processing’ to proceed
further
Admin User needs to attached the digital signature and submit the correction
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Action Summary – Token Number Generated
Click on Help icon
for help text for
this screen
Correction statement for FY 2013-14 for Form 26Q has been submitted for processing . Token Number for this statement is
4100xxxxxxxxx73. You can check status of statement under ‘Statements/Payment’.
Message showing that
correction statement is
successfully submitted
Note: Note down the Token Number for future reference
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