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15. etds quarterly return errors

Solutions to the errors while doing the ETDS

Line No.	Record Type	Error Code T-FV-	Description	Solution
1	File Header	1000	Invalid File Header Record Length	Select  (.txt) file instead of (.html) file for validation.                        If Data is beyond the maximum character length allowed.
1	File Header	1006	Invalid File Creation Date	Check the current Date of system & Date format of System according to s/w. For e-TDS/AIR dd/MM/yyyy.
1	File Header	1007	Invalid File Sequence Number	Please give the file sequence number while generating the file.
1	File Header	1010	Invalid TAN/TFC Id	Give the correct TAN
2	Batch	2027	Invalid TAN of Deductor / Employer / Collector	Correct the TAN
2	Batch	2030	Invalid PAN of Employer /Deductor/Collector	Correct PAN
2	Batch	2034	Invalid Assessment Year / Financial Year	Correct the Assessment Year / Financial Year.
2	Batch	2041	Invalid Employer / Deductor / Collector State	Correct the State Spell/ give the State Name correctly (in block letters)
2	Batch	2042	Invalid Employer/Deductor/Collector PIN Code	Correct the PIN code of 6 digits. Give the PIN code of Person Responsible.
2	Batch	2043	Invalid Address Change Indicator of Employer/Deductor/Collector	Please specify whether the Address of Employer / Deductor / Collector is changed or not.
2	Batch	2045	Invalid Responsible Person's Designation	Give the Designation of Person Responsible.
2	Batch	2047	Invalid Responsible Person's Address2	Give Address2 of Person Responsible.
2	Batch	2049	Invalid Responsible Person's Address4	Give Address4 of Person Responsible.
2	Batch	2050	Invalid Responsible Person's Address5	Give Address5 of Person Responsible.
2	Batch	2051	Invalid Responsible Person's State	Give the correct Spelling of state of Person Responsible.
2	Batch	2053	Invalid Person Responsible Email Id1	Give correct e-mail ID if present or don’t give any value.
2	Batch	2076	Invalid Deductor Type	Specify type of deductor Govt / Other.
2	Batch	2080	Person Responsible Address1 is mandatory	Give Flat No. / Address1 of Person Responsible.
2	Batch	2081	For Regular, C1 or If Batch Updation Indicator is '1', Employer/Deductor/Collector Address1 is mandatory	Give Flat No. / Address1 of Employer / Deductor / Collector.
2	Batch	2083	For Regular, C1 or If Batch Updation Indicator is '1', Employer/Deductor/Collector PIN Code is mandatory	Give the pin code.
2	Batch	2086	Person Responsible State is mandatory	Give the State of Person Responsible.
2	Batch	2088	Person Responsible Pin is mandatory	Give the Pin code.
2	Batch	2101	Employer/Deductor/Collector Name is Mandatory	Give the Employer Name
3	Challan	3021	Invalid Bank Challan No	This error occurred if challan number or BSR code or both is given when deposited by book entry.
3	Challan	3035	Invalid Bank Branch Code	This error occurred when BSR code is less than 7 characters.
3	Challan	3043	Invalid Section / Collection Code	If value of section code is incorrect / not given in Challan Detail.
5	Challan	3048	TDS / Income Tax Amount is not equal to Total Tax Deposited	If TDS / Income Tax + Surcharge + E. Cess + Others is not equal to Total Tax Deposited
3	Challan	3066	Sum of TDS/TCS-Interest Amount + TDS/TCS-Others (amount) + Total Tax Deposit Amount as per deductee annexure is greater than Total of Deposit Amount as per Challan/Transfer Voucher number	Cheque whether Total Tax Deducted is greater than Total Tax Deposited by challan.  Cheque whether Total of TDS / TCS + surcharge + E. Cess + Interest in Challan detail is mismatch with deductee detail annexure.
3	Challan	3104	Invalid By Book entry / Cash	Give challan number if not given, and select no in 'Deposited by Book Entry'. Delete challan no. and Bank BSR code if deposited by book entry.
3	Challan	3115	Invalid Cheque / DD number	Give the value of Cheque/DD No. if present  in Challan Detail Table. If deposited in Cash then give value 0 in Cheque/DD No. column.
3	Challan	3116	For Transaction Type C5, Cancellation or Nil Challan or If Challan Updation Indicator is '0' or if Transfer Voucher, Cheque / DD number must not be provided	Give challan number if not given, and select no in 'Deposited by Book Entry'.  Delete challan no. and Bank BSR code if deposited by book entry.
4	Deductee	4009	Invalid Employee/Party PAN	Give the correct PAN of Employee in Annexure (i) TDS Detail Table (Deductee wise break up of TDS)
4	Deductee	4010	Invalid PAN Reference number	No value should be given in PAN reference No. Column when given PAN number in deductee detail table is given.
4	Deductee	4012	Invalid Name of Employee / Party	Give the Name of the Employee in Annexure (i) TDS Detail Table  (Deductee wise break up of TDS)
4	Deductee	4020	File Does Not Exist / Empty	Give the correct file name. File name should start with alphabet.
4	Deductee	4098	Invalid Date on which tax Deducted / Collected	This error occurred when Date of Deduction / Collection is after quarter ending or check the date format as per s/w or check the A.Y. selected for given quarter.
4	Deductee	4212	'Date of Deposit' must be same as 'Date of Bank Challan No./Transfer Voucher No.'	Date of Challan & Date of Tax Deposited must be same.