Wednesday 27 May 2015

How to download Form 16/16A from TRACES ? FAQs.

Recently, we observed that many TDS Deductors can't download TDS Certificate i.e. Form-16 or Form-16A from TRACES only due to not understanding the procedure.  Therefore, TRACES can placed some questions to solve that difficulties, which are as under :

How can I request for Form 16 / 16A?
Login to TRACES as deductor and submit download request for Form 16 / 16A under ‘Downloads’ tab. File will be available under ‘Requested Downloads’ in ‘Downloads’ tab.

Text file will be provided containing details of all requested PANs. User must convert this text file to PDF using ‘TRACES PDF Generation Utility’. This utility will convert the text file into individual PDFs for each PAN. Deductor can also opt to digitally sign the PDFs while converting.

Can deductor download Form 16 without being registered on TRACES?
No, only registered user (deductor) on TRACES can download Form 16 / 16A.

I have submitted download request for Form 16 for all employees. All forms have been successfully downloaded except one. What should I do?
Form 16 is generated only for valid PAN. In case of invalid PAN or if the PAN is not reported in TDS statement, Form 16 will not be generated.

While submitting request to download Form 16 / 16A, deductor has entered details correctly in Part 1 and Part 2 in validation details screen, yet it shows error as 'Invalid Details' in Part 1 and Part 2. What should deductor do?
Details to be filled in validation screen should be exactly the same as reported in the TDS statement. If you have filed any correction statement, Token Number and other details should be as per the latest correction statement..

Is there any data downloading limit for Form 16 / 16A?
There is no such limit.

I am unable to download Form 16 / 16A as the number of PANs for which Form 16 / 16A were submitted was higher, however the PDFs generated were less. What should I do?
Check the status of the PANs for which Form 16 / 16A has not been generated. These PANs might be with inactive status or not present in the TDS statement filed.

What is the password for opening Form 16 / 16A text file?
The password for opening Form 16 / 16A will be your TAN in capital letters, i.e., AAAA11111A.

Registered user on TRACES has updated the communication and address details on TRACES. However while downloading Form 16A, it shows a different address. How can deductor edit address details in Form 16A?
Details updated in 'Profile' section of your TRACES account will be saved only in TRACES and will not be updated in TAN database. To change details in TAN database, submit TAN change request form (Form 49B) at www.tin-nsdl.com.

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