How to file Form 24G by PAO / DTO and CDDO

By | January 3, 2019
(Last Updated On: January 3, 2019)

Furnishing of Monthly Form No. 24G Statements by Pay and Accounts
Officers (PAOs)/District Treasury Officers (DTOs)/Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officers(CDDOs)

For Financial Year 2018-19

  1. Under what income tax rule should Form 24G be filed?
    Income-tax Department Notification no. 41/2010 dated May 31, 2010 amended the Income Tax Rule 30 which mandates that in case of an office of the Government, where tax has been paid to the credit of Central Government without the production of a challan (associated with deposit of the tax in a bank), the relevant PAO / CDDO / DTO or an equivalent office of the government (herein after called as AO in this document) is required to file Form 24G on monthly basis.
  2. Who is the relevant PAO/CDDO/DTO who is liable for filing Form 24G?
    A relevant PAO/CDDO/DTO is that office to whom the Deductor/DDO (TAN holder) reports remittance of TDS/TCS through book adjustment. Generally, the Central Government DDOs report TDS through book entry to their respective Pay and Accounts Officers (PAOs) and the
    State Government DDOs report TDS through book entry to their respective District Treasury Officers(DTOs). Such PAOs and DTOs are required to file Form 24G on monthly basis.
    There are also cases of Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officers (CDDOs) who report TDS through book entry directly to State AG. For example, PWD, Forest Department etc. Such CDDOs are also required to file Form 24G on monthly basis. Schematic Diagram at
    Annexure-III clarifies the person responsible for filing Form 24G in different scenarios.
  3. Can the same office/officer also act as DDO and AO?
    Ordinarily, the PAO office is the one to whom the DDO reports the TDS and therefore, both should be from different offices. However, where the DDO and AO are the same, as in the case of CDDOs,
  4. What is AIN and who should apply?
    Accounts Office Identification Number (AIN) is a unique seven digit which is allotted by the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems), Delhi, to every AO. Each AO is uniquely identified in the system by this number. AOs are required to apply for AIN with jurisdictional TDS office. The AIN application can be downloaded from TIN site. Every AIN holder is required to file Form 24G.
    Each DDO is identified in the system by a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN). This number is allotted by Income Tax Department. Accounts Office Identification Number (AIN) is a unique seven digit which is allotted by the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems), Delhi, to every AO. Each AO is uniquely identified in
    the system by this number. AOs are required to apply for AIN with jurisdictional TDS office. The AIN application can be downloaded from TIN site. Every AIN holder is required to file Form 24G.
    Each DDO is identified in the system by a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN). This number is allotted by Income Tax Department.
  5. Where should the Accounts Office Identification Number (AIN) application be submitted ?
    The duly filled and signed application for AIN allotment is to be submitted in physical form by the PAO / CDDO / DTO to the jurisdictional CIT (TDS). Complete and correct AIN application forms will be forwarded by the jurisdictional CIT (TDS) to NSDL e- Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL), Times Tower, 1st Floor, Kamala Mills Compound, SenapatiBapatMarg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013 recommending allotment of AIN to the PAO / CDDO / DTO.
  6. What information should be submitted through Form 24G?
    Every AO should furnish one complete, correct and consolidated Form 24G every month having details of each type of deduction / collection separately viz. TDS-Salary / TDS-Non Salary / TDS-Non Salary Non Residents / TCS made by each DDO under his jurisdiction.
  7. Where should Form 24G be submitted?
    Form 24G is to be furnished only in electronic form in a CD/pen drive at TIN-FCs or online through AO Account at www.tin-nsdl.com web portal. The facility to submit Form No. 24G online is available free of cost. Provisional Receipt Number (PRN) is issued as an acknowledgement of the receipt of Form 24G.
  8. How to register for online facility?
    Registration for AO Account is mandatory for filing Form No. 24G online through TIN website, www.tin-nsdl.com. Registration AO Account is required once only. AO required to submit the Form No. 24G at TIN-FC at least once to comply with the Know Your Customer
    (KYC) norms for registration of the AO Account. After registration, it is optional for AO either to submit the Form No.24G in CD/Pen drive at TIN-FC or online.
    Registration for AO Account is mandatory for filing Form No. 24G online through TIN website, www.tin-nsdl.com. Registration AO Account is required once only. AO required to submit the Form No. 24G at TIN-FC at least once to comply with the Know Your Customer
    (KYC) norms for registration of the AO Account. After registration, it is optional for AO either to submit the Form No.24G in CD/Pen drive at TIN-FC or online.
  9. What are the functionalities available with AO Account?
    Through the AO Account, the AO can view the status of Form No. 24G filed, obtain BIN (Book Identification Number) details, update AO profile and upload Form No. 24G. The status tracking is based on AIN and concerned Provisional Receipt Number (PRN) of Form
    24G.
  10. Can the AO furnish Form No. 24G in paper form?
    No. Form 24G is to be filed only in electronic form.
  11. Can the AO submit the electronically prepared Form No.24G at the Income Tax Office?
    No. Electronically prepared Form No.24G can only be submitted at TIN-FC or online
  12. What does Form 24G contain?
    Every Form 24G should be prepared in accordance with the data structure prescribed by the
    Income Tax Department (ITD). Form 24G contains-
     Details of the AO filing Form 24G (AIN, name, demographic information, contact details).
     Category of AO (Central / State Government) along with details of ministry / state.
     Statement details (month and year for which Form 24G is being filed).
     Payment summary; nature of deduction wise (TDS – Salary /TDS Non-salary / TDS – Non-salary Non-resident / TCS).
     DDO wise payment details (TAN of DDO, name, demographic details, total tax deducted and remitted to the Government account (A.G. / Pr.CCA).
     DDOs which are associated with the AO. If the AO wants to add/delete or update details of DDO, same should be mentioned in the statement.
  13. What is the procedure to prepare the Form 24G statement?

The AOs can prepare Form 24G either by using in-house facilities, third party software or by using Form 24G Preparation Utility developed by NSDL, which is freely downloadable from the TIN web-site (www.tin-nsdl.com) or ITD website (www.incometaxindia.gov.in).

Once the statement is prepared, the AO shall validate the same by using File Validation Utility (FVU) developed by NSDL and freely available at the TIN or ITD website. The statement can be furnished in Compact Disk (CD) at any of the TIN-Facilitation Centres (TIN-FC) managed by NSDL along with Form 24G Statement Statistics Report (generated through File Validation Utility), duly signed by the AO. The list of TIN-FCs is available at
TIN or ITD website.

Once Form 24G is accepted by the TIN-FC, it will issue a provisional receipt with a unique Provisional Receipt Number (PRN) to the AO as a proof of submission of the statement.

14. What is Form 24G Preparation Utility?
The Form 24G Preparation Utility is a Java based utility. Form 24G Preparation Utility can be freely downloaded from www.tin-nsdl.com. After downloading, it needs to be saved on the local disk of the machine.

JRE (Java Run-time Environment) [versions: SUN JRE: 1.4.2_02 or 1.4.2_03 or 1.4.2_04 or IBM JRE: 1.4.1.0] should be installed on the computer where Form 24G Preparation Utility is being installed. JRE is freely downloadable from http://java.sun.com and http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk or you can ask your computer vendor (hardware) to install the same for you.

Form 24G Preparation Utility can be executed on Windows platform(s) Win 2K Prof. / Win 2K Server/ Win NT 4.0 Server/ Win XP Prof. To run the ̳Form 24G Preparation Utility‘, click on the ̳24GRPU.bat‘ file.

If JRE is not installed on the computer, then on clicking ̳24GRPU.bat‘, a message will be displayed. In such cases, install JRE and try again. If appropriate version of JRE is installed, then the ̳Form 24G Preparation Utility‘ will be displayed.

15 What are the steps to download and install Form 24G Preparation Utility?
For assistance in downloading and using Form 24G Preparation Utility, please read the instructions provided in „Help‟ in the Form 24G Preparation Utility. This utility can be used for preparation of Form 24G with upto 75,000 records. Form 24G Preparation Utility (version
1.2) should be used for regular and correction statements.

16 What is File Validation Utility (FVU)?
The AO should pass the Form 24G (Regular/Correction) file generated using Preparation Utility through the File Validation Utility (FVU) to ensure format level accuracy of the file. This utility is also freely downloadable from TIN website. In case the Form 24G contains any errors, the AO should rectify the same. After rectifying the errors, user should pass the rectified Form 24G through the FVU. This process should be continued till an error-free Form 24G is generated. Form 24G (regular/correction) prepared from F.Y. 2005-06 onwards can be validated using this utility.

The Form 24G FVU is a Java based utility. JRE (Java Run-time Environment) [versions: SUN JRE: 1.4.2_02 or 1.4.2_03 or 1.4.2_04 or IBM JRE: 1.4.1.0] should be installed on the computer where the Form 24G FVU is being installed. JRE is freely downloadable from http://java.sun.com and http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk or you can request your computer vendor (hardware) to install the same for you.

The Form 24G FVU setup comprises of two files, namely-
 Form 24G FVU.bat: This is a setup program for installation of FVU.
 Form 24G_FVU_STANDALONE.jar: This is the FVU program file.
These files are in an executable zip file (Form24GFVU.exe) (version 1.2). These files are required for installing the Form 24G FVU.

Instructions for extracting and setup are given in:

Form 24G FVU Extract and Setup

17. After preparation of Form No. 24G statement through RPU, three files are generated when such statement passes through FVU. Is the AO required to take all three files in CD /Pen drive

When a valid file is passed through the FVU, the following three files are generated:-
(a) The upload file
(b) Form 24G statement Statistics Report and
(c) Form 24G.
Every Form 24G (upload file) mentioned at Sr. No. (a) is to be saved in CD and the same should be accompanied with the Statement Statistic Report mentioned at Sr. No. (b), in paper form duly signed by the Accounts Officer, which needs to be submitted at TIN-FCs.

Form 24G: Form 24G, at serial number (c) above, is a reader friendly format of TDS/TCS Book Adjustment form. This is like the physical form of Form 24G in html format. It contains all the details of Accounts Officer as well as Drawing and Disbursement Officer. There is no need to submit this file.

18. Can the Form 24G Statement be corrected?
Every Form 24G is to be prepared in accordance with the data structure prescribed by the Income Tax Department (ITD). If it does not confirm to the new data structure it will be rejected by TIN.

As per procedure, statements relating to Form 24G should be complete and correct. No fragmented statements are expected to be filed (i.e. separate statements giving details for deductions under different form type with respect to the same AIN, FY and month). However, any mistake made in an original accepted statement can be rectified by submitting a ̳correction statement‘. For correction, the latest version of the RPU should be
downloaded from TIN website.

Form 24G corrections can also be uploaded directly at the TIN website. For direct upload at TIN Central system, AO has to first register AIN at TIN website and upload the Form 24G correction.

19. What are the different kinds of correction statements allowed?
There are two different types of correction statements that can be furnished by the AO. These
are listed below.
 M (Modify) -: For any modification in the existing Form 24G statement.
 X (Cancel) -: For cancellation of an existing Form 24G statement.
For preparation of correction statement, the receipt number of the original statement and receipt number of the previous statement is mandatory.

In case of first correction, PRN of original statement should be provided in field ―Receipt number of Original Statement‖ and also in the field ―Receipt number of Previous Statement ―.

In case a correction statement has already been filed earlier, PRN of original statement should be provided in field “Receipt number of Original Statement” and PRN of last correction to be mentioned in field “Receipt number of Previous Statement”.

20. What is M –Type of Correction Statement?
This type of correction statement is to be furnished by AO, if it wishes to update any of its details like its name, address, Responsible person details, category, Ministry, State or deletion and addition of DDO (Drawing & Disbursing Officer) etc. Modifications in AIN (Account office Identification Number), Financial Year and Month are not allowed.

There are three modes by which changes can be made in the DDO details provided in original
Form 24G statement:
 Add: DDO records can be added to the original Form 24G statement
 Update: details of DDO (i.e. TAN, TAN Name, demographic and contact details, amount of tax deducted and remitted, nature of deduction) can be updated for the DDO records provided in original or subsequent correction statement
 Delete: DDO records provided in original Form 24G or subsequent correction statement can be deleted

M-type correction statement will always contain AO details and details of DDO which are added and/or deleted.

21. What is X–Type of Correction Statement?
This type of correction statement is to be furnished by AO if it wishes to cancel an existing Form 24G statement. Filing of Correction type X will allow AOs to file regular Form 24G for the same primary key (AIN, Financial year and Month). This type of correction is to be filed
only if the Form 24G has been filed with wrong AIN, F.Y. or Month

22. What is BIN?
BIN stands for ―Book Identification Number‖ for each form type mentioned in the accepted monthly form No. 24G. BIN consists of the following:
(i) Receipt Number: Receipt number is a seven digit unique number generated on successful acceptance of Form 24G.
(ii) DDO Serial Number: It is a five digit unique number generated for every DDO transaction reported in Form 24G statement.
(iii) Transfer Voucher Date: It is the last date of month for which Form 24G statement is filed.

BIN is required to be disseminated to the respective DDOs who in turn are required to report the same in the TDS/TCS Statement. The quoting of BIN has been made mandatory w.e.f 01stFebruary, 2012. BIN is a unique number to verify the claim of TDS deposited without production of challan. As it is a verification key, it is advised that valid BIN disseminated by
AO to the respective DDO should be correctly filled in TDS statement.

23. When is BIN generated?

On processing of accepted Form 24G statement, BIN is generated for each DDO record (with valid TAN) present in Form 24G statement. BIN are generated at TIN Central System and intimated to the PAOs with details of TAN and Form Type.

24. What do the PAO and DDO have to do with the BIN?
PAOs have to disseminate the BINS to respective DDOs. While preparing the quarterly TDS/TCS statement, DDO has to quote the said BIN details, if tax has been paid through transfer voucher (book adjustment).
BINs generated for a particular 24G are mailed to the AO on the e-mail id provided in Form 24G. In addition, AO may also download the BIN details through AO login at TIN site.

25. Under what circumstances will BIN be generated?
 BIN will be generated for valid TAN-DDO records added in Form 24G correction statement.
 BIN will be generated for DDO records where invalid TANs/TAN not present in Income Tax Department database is updated with a valid TAN.
 New BIN will not be generated for any update made in TAN name, demographic and contact details, amount of Tax deducted and remitted or nature of deduction.
 BIN details will not be generated for deleted DDO records.

26. What is the utility of BIN?
The BIN details and amount of TDS reported in the quarterly TDS/TCS Statement filed by the DDO will be matched with the respective details filed in Form No.24G filed by the PAO for verification purpose.

27.Are there instances where BIN details and amount of TDS reported in TDS/TCS statements do not match with that reported in Form 24G? What are the consequences of such mismatch?
(i) Instances of wrong/incorrect reporting of BIN by the DDOs in the TDS/TCS Statement have been observed. Reporting of incorrect BINs and corresponding amount in TDS statement will lead to mismatch with the respective amount as reported in the Form No.
24G. In this situation, the corresponding deductees may not get credit of the TDS/TCS.
Therefore, the BIN as disseminated by the respective PAO should be reported correctly along with the corresponding amount in the TDS/TCS Statement filed by the DDOs.
(ii) In a number of cases, one distinct DDO has been found to be reported by more than one AO in the Form No. 24G for the same form type of TDS statement which is not a valid scenario. The DDOs and respective AOs are advised to reconcile the issue and one DDO should be mapped to one AO only for a particular form type for a particular month.

28. What are the duties of PAOs/DTOs/CDDOs?
i. To apply for AIN with jurisdictional TDS office. AIN application can be downloaded from TIN site.
ii. To obtain correct TAN from the reporting DDOs.
iii. To file Form No. 24G (in CD, DVD, Pen Drive), within 10 days from the end of the month, electronically either at TIN-FC or by direct online upload at TIN website.
iv. To track status of the filed Form No. 24G through TIN website.
v. To download Book Identification Number (BIN) generated on the basis of 24G statement.
vi. To disseminate BIN to the respective DDOs.

29. What are the duties of DDOs?
i. To provide correct TAN to their PAOs/DTOs/CDDOs to whom the DDO/Deductor reports the tax so deducted & who is responsible for crediting such sum to the credit of the Central Government.
ii. To report to PAOs/DTOs/CDDOs, the details of tax deducted and credited to the Central Government account through book adjustment.
iii. To quote BIN in the quarterly TDS/TCS Statement (24Q, 26Q, etc) for the tax deducted and credited through book adjustment.
iv. Filing of TDS/TCS statement (24Q, 26Q etc) within the due date.
v. To download Form 16/26A from TRACES website (www.tdscpc.gov.in) and timely issuance of the same to the deductees.

30. What are the consequences of non-quoting of BIN details in quarterly TDS/TCS statement?
(a) BIN details and amount of TDS reported in the quarterly TDS/TCS Statement filed by the DDO will be matched with the details filed in Form No.24G filed by the PAO for verification purpose.
(b) Any wrong information reported by the DDOs in TDS/TCS Statement may lead to mismatch due to which credit to the respective deductee will not be available in the deductee‘s Form 26AS.
(c) Further details are available at TIN website www.tin-nsdl.com and ITD website www.incometaxindia.gov.in.

31. What is the format of Form 16/16A to be issued to the deductees?
It is mandatory to download and generate the Form 16/16A from the TRACES portal only. Deductor is allowed to issue manually only part ̳B‘ of Form 16 for salary details.

32. Is there any scenario where the DDO is also required to obtain the AIN?
Yes, if the deductor is in the capacity of CDDO and directly reports tax deduction through transfer voucher to State AG, in that case CDDO is required to obtain the AIN and file 24G for the respective book adjustment entries and then also required to file the TDS/TCS statement as a TAN holder.
For example in the case of Executive Engineer in state Government who are making payments to the contractors after deducting the TDS/TCS through cheque are liable to file Form 26Q for reporting such TDS transactions. They will be required to obtain the AIN and file form 24G for monthly reporting of these book adjustment entries and file quarterly TDS
statements as TAN holder by quoting the corresponding BINs.

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