Introduction

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) launched an online upload of e-TDS return facility enabling entities to directly furnish (upload) their e-TDS returns (Form 24, 26 and 27 only) to the TIN central system through the Internet on July 10, 2004.

Online upload of electronic statements facility can be used for upload of Annual Information Returns (AIR) for F.Y. 2004-05, quarterly e-TDS/TCS statements (F.Y. 2005-06) and e-TDS/TCS returns upto F.Y. 2004-05. This facility is available only for entities who possess a valid reformatted 10-digit TAN. Entities having old TAN or who have not yet been allotted a reformatted 10-digit TAN cannot upload their AIR directly to the TIN central system through the Internet.

An entity desirous of using this facility has to register itself online as an organisation and can associate its multiple TAN(s) to this organisation. These TANs should belong to the same legal entity for example ABC Bank and its branches (with different TANs) can register as one entity. Registration shall be in the name of ABC Bank and TAN of its different branches can be associated with it.

Entities intending to avail of this facility should have a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) (Class II or Class III) from any of the CCA approved Certifying Authority specified by NSDL for the purpose of digitally signing the registration and subsequent logins to the TIN central system and upload ofstatements.

The DSC can be procured from the following Certifying Authorities (CA) / Sub Certifying Authorities.

Certifying Authorities

• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Institute of Development & Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT)
• SafeScrypt
• Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
• (n)Code Solutions - A Division of GNFC Ltd.
• National Informatics Centre (NIC)
• e-Mudhra

Sub Certifying Authorities

• Emasters Net Pvt. Ltd.
• Logitech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
• NSEIT
• Skorydov MyDigitalSign
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - ICAI
• Taxmann Publications Pvt. Ltd.

If the DSC acquired is issued by any other Certifying Authority or Sub-Certifying Authority, inform ISSUER DETAILS and ISSUED DETAILS of the DSC to Mr. Dharmesh Bajpai on dharmeshb@nsdl.co.in .