22 July 2025
Hey! The RPU 3.9 error “Invalid Tax deducted amount entered” is a common issue many have faced after migrating from RPU 3.8 to 3.9 for TDS returns.
Why is this happening? RPU 3.9 has stricter validations and corrects some loopholes present in earlier versions.
Sometimes, minor discrepancies in tax amounts (like mismatches in totals, rounding errors, or incorrect breakup of deducted amounts) trigger the error.
Data that was accepted by 3.8 may now fail under 3.9 validation.
What you can do: Check for rounding off errors in tax amounts in each challan and deductee detail.
Verify that the total tax deducted matches the sum of tax components (TDS, surcharge, education cess).
Cross-verify all fields related to tax amount — sometimes the format or decimal points cause errors.
Revalidate all challan details for correctness.
Try to generate the return again with a fresh upload of data, rather than importing older files.
If you want, you can: Send me a sanitized version of your data (no confidential info)
I can help check for possible issues causing the error.
Others’ experience: Many users reported this issue and resolved it by carefully checking each challan and deductee record, especially tax deducted amounts and challan deposit amounts for consistency.