First time Registration in TRACES

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vishal (Querist)
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06 January 2021 Is it compulsory to file TDS return first for registration in TRACES? As i have shown following error while registration

You can NOT register on TRACES at present due to one of the reasons

i. You have not filed any statement for the mentioned TAN OR
ii. All the statements filed for Financial Year 2009-10 and onwards are in cancelled state OR
iii. All the statements filed for Financial Year 2009-10 and onwards are NIL Statements (having ALL challans with amount=0)

You will be redirected to E-Filing website from here for E-Filing registration.