Tax Professional and in Service
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Joined June 2009
There is a concept of "way around" which is as below :
TDS payment through income tax portal started recently and before that, maximum persons tried to pay through NSDL portal which was the only portal to make TDS payment. What I mentioned in my earlier reply is that you need to download csi file for any of the past period from NSDL portal i.e. period in which they have made payment through NSDL (whether or not that period within TDS return quarter that we have taken up for filing). Use that csi file to generate fvu file. Use that fvu file to upload on income tax portal for TAN login.
Generally, if there is mismatch in challan between csi file (downloaded from NSDL since it belongs to different period) and challan as per return data, system will also generate "Electronic_Statement_Warning_File.H T M L" file containing details of such mismatch alongwith fvu file. You just need to ignore that H T M L file and no need to worry if your challan data in TDS return is correct as per actual challan (which you have paid through income tax portal).
In case if someone don't have history of TDS challan on NSDL portal, all they can do is to make TDS payment of Rs.1 through NSDL portal using their TAN details, and wait for 4-5 days to get that payment reflect in NSDL OLTAS records. Now, download csi file after 4-5 days and use it in the same as mentioned above.
Hope you read this patiently and understand now how to resolve this type of situation in future. There are lot of issues on tax filing, all can be solved by using each other's expertise (motto behind caclubindia).
Regards,
Manoj