Documents Required for TDS Return Filing
TDS Return Filing is granted on the strength of the papers you file with it, so a complete set at the start is the difference between filed before the quarterly due date and a query that sends the application back. Below is every document our team needs from you, what each one is for, and how to get it to us. You upload all of it in your Fastlegal dashboard — nothing is couriered, and nothing is payable while you gather it.
Checklist: 6 documents for tds return filing
- 1
TAN of the deductor
- 2
Deductee details with PAN and payment amounts
- 3
TDS challan details (CIN, BSR code, date, amount)
- 4
Salary details of employees (for 24Q)
- 5
Lower deduction certificates, if any
- 6
TRACES and income tax portal login credentials
Government fees payable alongside
Late fee under Section 234E and interest, if any, payable at actuals. These go to the department at actuals and are shown to you before they are paid; our professional fee is quoted separately once we have seen your case.
What we file with them
- Preparation of Form 24Q (salary) and Form 26Q (non-salary) statements
- PAN validation of deductees
- Matching of TDS challans with deductions
- Filing of the TDS return through the TIN/e-filing system
- Generation of Form 16A (quarterly) and Form 16 (annual) from TRACES
- Review of default statements and guidance on correction
How to submit your documents
- 1
Start it online: Start TDS return filing and select the quarter.
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Upload documents in your dashboard: Upload payment, deductee and challan details as a TDS upload in your dashboard.
- 3
We validate and file: We validate PANs and challans, prepare 24Q/26Q, and file the statement for the quarter.
- 4
Track & download: Track processing status and download the acknowledgement and Form 16/16A from your dashboard.
Scans or clear phone photographs are fine for every item above. Documents live in your private vault, are served only to your signed-in account and the team working on your file, and you can delete anything you uploaded.
Got your documents together?
Hand tds return filing to our team and upload them straight away. We confirm a fixed fee once we have seen what is involved — nothing is charged until you approve it.
Not sure which documents apply to you?