Quote correct PANs to file eTDS Statement
Minimum PAN Quoting
From 1st October 2007 onwards
• TDS returns for salaries, i.e. Form No.24Q with
less than 90% of PAN data
• TDS returns for payments other than salaries and
TCS returns, i.e. Form No.26Q and Form
No.27EQ respectively, with less than 70% of PAN
data will not be accepted
The following table will make this point more clear :
Specified Percentage of correct PANs : For Regular
Returns
Form Type Validation
Form 24Q 90% of the deductee records in the
statements to have structurally valid PAN
Form 26Q 1) 70% of the deductee records in the
statements should have structurally
valid PAN
2) Deductee records with value 'B' in
the field 'Reason for non-deduction /
lower deduction' will not be
considered for calculation of 70% of
structurally valid PAN referred to in
point 1 above
Form 27EQ 70% of the new deductee records in the
statements should have structurally valid
PAN
• For Form 26Q, certain deductees have been
omitted for calculation of minimum 70%.