Tax Information Network (TIN), a repository of nationwide Tax related information
About TIN
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Introduction: |
Tax Information Network (TIN), a repository of nationwide Tax related information, has been established by National Securities Depository Limited on behalf of Income Tax Department of India (ITD). TIN is an initiative by ITD for the modernisation of the current system for collection, processing, monitoring and accounting of direct taxes using information technology.
TIN system:
- Electronic Return Acceptance and Consolidation System (ERACS) which consists of an infrastructure for interface with the taxpayers (a nation wide network of TIN-Facilitation Centres i.e. TIN-FC) and a web-based utility for upload of electronic returns of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) & Tax Collection at Source (TCS) and Annual Information Return (AIR) to the central system of TIN.
- Online Tax Accounting System (OLTAS) for daily upload to the central system, the details of tax deposited in various tax collecting branches across the country.
- Central PAN Ledger Generation System (CPLGS) which is the central system that consolidates for each PAN:
- details of tax deducted/collected on its behalf (TDS/TCS) which is obtained by matching the TDS/TCS returns submitted by the deductors/collectors with the tax deposit (challan) information from the banks;
- details of the tax deposited (advance tax/self assessment tax) directly by the taxpayer with the bank;
- details of tax deducted/collected on its behalf (TDS/TCS) which is obtained by matching the TDS/TCS returns submitted by the deductors/collectors with the tax deposit (challan) information from the banks;
- Acceptance of electronic and physical TDS/TCS Returns;
- Processing of new PAN and PAN change request applications;
- Processing of new TAN and TAN change request applications;
- Acceptance of AIR;
- Registration by a PAN holder for viewing its annual tax statement (Form 26AS);
- Quarterly Statement Status - Deductors can access details of their statements including financial details through the TIN-FC who has uploaded their statements.
TIN provides the following Online Services through this website:
View Annual Tax Statement (Form 26AS)
Besides this, a deductor can also check:
- whether challans in statements have been matched with challans uploaded by banks;
- number of deductees whose PAN accounts have been booked;
- line number of deductees in statements whose PAN accounts could not be booked;
- whether a specific PAN account has been booked.
Acceptance of returns/statements:
- Facility to submit TDS/TCS statements and related correction statements through internet.
- Facility to submit Annual Information Returns (AIR) and related supplementary returns through internet.
- Facility to apply for PAN online;
- Reprint of PAN card with existing/revised details;
- Status enquiry.
- Facility to apply for TAN online;
- Reprint of TAN allotment letter with existing/revised details;
- Status enquiry.
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