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TDS Compliance Software — Deduction to Certificate

NITIVAR TDS runs deductors, deductees, deduction entries, challans, and all four quarterly returns — 24Q, 26Q, 27Q, 27EQ — through to Form 16 and Form 16A. Salary and vendor TDS, one register.

All four quarterly returnsPrepares 24Q, 26Q, 27Q, and 27EQ from source data that is already in the system — no quarter-end data drive.
PAN problems caught earlyTracks deductee PAN status before it becomes a short-deduction default on the return.
Salary and vendor TDS togetherCaptures deduction events from payroll and from vendor payments in one register, under the right TAN.

TDS as a running register, not a quarterly emergency

NITIVAR TDS keeps the register current all quarter: deduction events land as they happen — salary TDS from payroll, non-salary TDS from vendor payments — each under its deductor, each against a deductee whose PAN status is already known.

Deposits log as challans with BSR codes and references, matched to the deductions they cover. When the quarter closes, the return is a source-readiness check on data that already exists — 24Q, 26Q, 27Q, or 27EQ — not a hunt through payment records.

Certificates close the loop: Form 16 and Form 16A status is tracked through generation and issue, and TRACES-side corrections stay tied to the returns they amend. For CA firms, every client TAN runs the same way, with deadlines on the Practice compliance calendar.

From deduction to deposit

From deduction to deposit

The daily half of TDS: who you deduct from, what you deduct, and proving it was deposited.

Deductors and deductees

Manages each TAN as a deductor profile, and under it the deductees — with PAN status, applicable sections, and deduction concentration visible. A missing or invalid PAN gets flagged while it is a data fix, not after it is a default notice.

  • TAN-level deductor profiles
  • Deductee PAN readiness tracked
  • Sections and concentration visible

Deduction entries

Records every deduction event when it happens: salary TDS flowing from payroll, non-salary TDS captured on vendor payments. The quarter accumulates in the register instead of being reconstructed from bank statements in the filing week.

  • Salary TDS from payroll events
  • Vendor TDS on payment records
  • The quarter builds itself, entry by entry

Challans

Logs each deposit with its BSR code, date, and payment reference, and matches it to the deductions it covers. Deposit gaps show up against the register immediately — before they show up as interest.

  • BSR codes, dates, and references on record
  • Challans matched to deductions
  • Deposit gaps flagged early

Reconciliation & TRACES

Keeps TRACES-side work — corrections, mismatches, downloads — tied to the returns and challans they relate to. The correction trail lives with the filing it fixes, not in a separate email thread.

  • Corrections tied to their returns
  • Mismatch work tracked to closure
  • One trail per TAN, per quarter
From return to certificate

From return to certificate

The quarterly half: filing on data you already have, and issuing what deductees are owed.

Quarterly returns

Runs all four returns — 24Q for salary, 26Q for resident non-salary, 27Q for non-resident, 27EQ for TCS — through a source-readiness workspace: what the return needs, what the register has, and what is missing, before preparation starts.

  • 24Q, 26Q, 27Q, and 27EQ workspaces
  • Source-readiness checks before preparation
  • Prepared, reviewed, and filed states

Certificates

Tracks Form 16 for employees and Form 16A for vendors through generation and issue. HR sees which employees have theirs; finance sees which vendors are covered — nobody's certificate depends on somebody remembering.

  • Form 16 status per employee
  • Form 16A status per deductee
  • Generation and issue tracked to done

Payroll connection

Connects to NITIVAR HR & Payroll, where TDS computes inside the pay run from employee declarations. Salary deduction data arrives in the TDS register as computed fact — the 24Q starts from payroll, not from a parallel sheet.

  • TDS computed in the pay run
  • Declarations captured with proof in HRMS
  • 24Q sourced from payroll data

Firm-wide view

For CA firms, every client TAN runs the same register and the same return workflow, and Practice Management carries each quarter's deadlines on the firm calendar — with the statutory summary showing TDS status across all clients at once.

  • Same workflow across every client TAN
  • Deadlines on the Practice calendar
  • Cross-client TDS status in one view

Who this TDS module is built for

Teams for whom the quarter-end used to mean reconstruction.

Businesses running payroll TDS

Sources 24Q from pay runs where TDS was computed against declarations — the salary return is a review of payroll data, not a re-derivation of it.

Businesses with heavy vendor TDS

Captures section-wise deductions on vendor payments as they happen, matches deposits to challans, and keeps 26Q source-ready all quarter.

CA firms handling many TANs

Runs every client TAN through the same register and return workflow, with quarterly deadlines on the firm-wide Practice calendar.

Teams tired of interest and default notices

Flags PAN gaps before they become short-deduction defaults and deposit gaps before they become interest — the register catches what the spreadsheet missed.

Why teams move TDS work into NITIVAR

The gain is a quarter that files from the register instead of rebuilding it.

Builds the quarter as it happens

Deduction events land in the register the day they occur — filing week starts with the data complete.

Catches PAN gaps before defaults

Deductee PAN status is tracked up front, where fixing it costs a message instead of a correction filing.

Matches every challan

Deposits tie to the deductions they cover — the unmatched ones surface as flags, not as notices.

Prepares returns from live data

Source-readiness workspaces show what 24Q, 26Q, 27Q, or 27EQ still needs — before preparation starts.

Issues certificates on schedule

Form 16 and 16A tracked through generation and issue — deductees stop asking, because it is done.

One register for salary and vendor TDS

Payroll TDS and payment TDS accumulate in the same place, under the right TAN, ready for the right return.

TDS compliance software FAQs

What teams ask before moving TDS off the spreadsheet.

What is TDS compliance software?

It runs the TDS cycle — deduction entries, challan deposits, quarterly returns, and certificates — as a continuous register instead of a quarter-end reconstruction. Deductions land when they happen; the return files from data that already exists.

Which returns does it cover?

All four quarterly workspaces: 24Q for salary TDS, 26Q for resident non-salary, 27Q for non-resident payments, and 27EQ for TCS — each with source-readiness checks, preparation, review, and filed status.

Does it handle both salary and vendor TDS?

Yes. Salary TDS flows from NITIVAR payroll, where it computes inside the pay run against employee declarations; vendor TDS is captured on payment records with section context. Both accumulate in one register under the right TAN.

Does it track challans and deposits?

Yes. Each challan logs with its BSR code, date, and payment reference, and matches to the deductions it covers — so deposit gaps surface against the register before they accrue interest.

Does it manage Form 16 and Form 16A?

Yes. Certificate status is tracked per employee and per deductee through generation and issue, so the post-filing obligations close on schedule instead of on complaint.

Can a CA firm run multiple client TANs?

Yes. Every client TAN runs the same register and return workflow, and the Practice Management module puts each quarter's deadlines on the firm-wide compliance calendar with cross-client status in one view.

File next quarter from a register, not a rebuild.

Bring one TAN's current quarter to a walkthrough — we'll show the deduction register, the challan matching, and the source-readiness check that tells you the 26Q is ready before you start it.