Form 26A - System has encountered some technical problem

Respected Sir/Madam,
We are attempting to file Form 26A for relief from the consequences of non-deduction of TDS under the first proviso to Section 201(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for Financial Year 2025-26. As per the prescribed process, this requires first raising a “Request for 26A/27BA” on the TRACES portal. We are unable to proceed due to a recurring technical error on the portal itself, and are writing to request its urgent resolution.
Details of the issue
On navigating to Statements/Payments → Request for 26A/27BA → Short and/or Non-Deduction/Collection Transactions Request, and selecting Financial Year 2025-26, Form Type “24Q & 26Q”, and Transaction Type “Non Deduction”, clicking the “Proceed” button immediately displays the following two error messages on the page itself, before any Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) signing window is invoked:
•    “System has encountered some technical problem. Please try after some time.”
•    “Your DSC is not registered at TRACES. Kindly register your DSC at TRACES and then place request for Non deduction/collection transactions.”

Replies (2)
Quick Summary
Users are encountering a technical error when trying to file Form 26A on the TRACES portal for the financial year 2025-26. The error message indicates a system problem and also suggests that the Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) may not be registered. A suggested solution involves re-registering the DSC on TRACES, running the emSigner as administrator, bypassing local port blocks, and trying an incognito browser window. However, one user reported that these steps did not resolve the issue, requiring further assistance.

Hi Nitish,

The secondary error regarding DSC registration is actually the trigger for the generic technical problem error on TRACES.

To resolve this:

  1. Re-register DSC: Go to your TRACES Deductor login $\rightarrow$ Profile $\rightarrow$ Register/Re-register DSC. Re-bind the Authorized Signatory's DSC token to the profile.

  2. Run emSigner as Admin: Close emSigner from the taskbar, right-click the emSigner for TRACES icon, and select Run as Administrator.

  3. Bypass Local Port Block: In Chrome/Edge, open a new tab and go to [https://127.0.0.1:1585](https://127.0.0.1:1585) (or https://localhost:8080). Click "Advanced" $\rightarrow$ "Proceed to 127.0.0.1 (unsafe)" to allow the local signing bridge.

  4. Try Incognito: Clear browser cache, log in via Incognito mode, and retry the request.

Once the DSC registration is validated on the profile, the 26A/27BA request window will proceed to the signing screen without throwing the system error.

Dear Sir,

 

Thanks for your reply, however even after trying the suggested options i have still not been able to file 26A. I need to file the same urgently.

 

Please let me know if you can check my system or have any other options available.

You can contact me at 91 94120     ____   03488

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