T-FV-1000

Invalid File Header Record Length

If older version of FVU is used to validate the e-TDS file.

Download the latest File Validation Utility.

Invalid TDS/TCS input file name. Extension of the e-TDS/TCS file name should be txt/fvu

If the File extension is in capital letter or different

Rename the TDS/TCS input file name with extension .txt

T-FV-1004-M

‘Invalid File Type’

Invalid Input file selected.

Provide the valid path in FVU (File Validation Utility). Say, if the e-TDS text file is exported through Tally, the exported file is generated and saved in the Tally folder. For example: C:\Tally.ERP9\Tally.txt.

T-FV-1006-M

‘Invalid File Creation Date’

The System Date or Regional settings for Date format are not proper.

Set the date format to dd/mm/yyyy in the System and Regional Date settings.

T-FV-1010-M

‘Invalid TAN/TFC Id’

The TAN number of the Deductor is incorrect.

In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, the TAN of the Deductor should be of 10 characters, i.e., 4 Alpha, 5 Numeric and an Alpha. For example: BLRM00123A

T-FV-1019-M

‘Invalid File Format’

Invalid Input file selected.

Select a valid input file type/path. For example: C:\Tally.ERP9\Tally.txt.

T-FV-2027-M

‘Invalid TAN of Deductor/Employer/Collector’

Invalid TAN number entered in the Deductor Master.

Check for a valid TAN in the Company TDS Deductor Details. 

T-FV-2164

‘Invalid value provided under field ‘PAN of Deductor/ Employer’. 

Invalid PAN entered.

Check for a valid PAN in the Person Responsible Details. The fourth character of the PAN should be either of the following alphabets: P, H, C, J, F, A, T, B, L or G. The other characters are invalid.

T-FV-2035-M

‘Invalid Name of Employer/Deductor/Collector’

Special character(s) found in the field.

Check for the same in the Person Responsible Details.

T-FV-2036-M

‘Invalid Employer/Deductor/Collector Address1’

Special character(s) found in the field.

Check for the address in the Person Responsible Details.

T-FV-2037-M

‘Invalid Employer/Deductor/Collector Address2’

Special character(s) found in the field.

Check for the address in the Person Responsible Details.

T-FV-2038-M

‘Invalid Employer/Deductor/Collector Address3’

Special character(s) found in the field.

Check for the address in the Person Responsible Details.

T-FV-2039-M

‘Invalid Employer/Deductor/Collector Address4’

Special character(s) found in the field.

Check for the address in the Person Responsible Details.

T-FV-2040-M

‘Invalid Employer/Deductor/Collector Address5’

Special character(s) found in the field.

Check for the address in the Person Responsible Details.

T-FV-2041-M

‘Invalid Employer/Deductor/Collector State’

Special character(s) found in the field.

Check for the address in the Person Responsible Details.

T-FV-2042-M

‘Invalid Employer/Deductor/Collector PIN Code’

Special character(s) found in the field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check if the Pincode field is blank or there is any space between Pincode numbers in the Company Creation screen, for eg: 560 005 instead of 560005)
• Enter correct Pincode.

T-FV-2045-M

‘Invalid Responsible Person’s Designation’

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check and enter the correct designation in the Designation field.

T-FV-2046-M

‘Invalid Responsible Person’s Address1’

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check and enter the details in the Flat no. field.

T-FV-2047-M

‘Invalid Responsible Person’s Address2’

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check and enter the details in the Name of the premises/building field.

T-FV-2048-M

‘Invalid Responsible Person’s Address3’

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check and enter the details in the Road/Street/Lane field.

T-FV-2049-M

‘Invalid Responsible Person’s Address4’

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check and enter the details in the Area/Location field.

T-FV-2050-M

‘Invalid Responsible Person’s Address5’

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check and enter the details in the Town/City/District field.

T-FV-2051-M

‘Invalid Responsible Person’s State¡¨

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check and enter the details in the State field.

T-FV-2052-M

‘Invalid Responsible Person’s PIN Code’

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check if the Pincode field is blank or there is any space between Pincode numbers in the Company Creation screen, for eg: 560 005 instead of 560005)
• Enter correct Pincode.

T-FV-2202

Invalid Person Responsible Mobile Number

• Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.
• The Number of mobile number is less than 10 digits

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check the Mobile no. field and provide the appropriate mobile number (10 numbers).

T-FV-2055

Provide valid STD Code

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check the STD code field and provide the appropriate STD Code.

T-FV-2056

Provide valid Telephone number

• Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.
• Telephone number mentioned along with STD Code

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check the Telephone field and provide the appropriate phone number (8 numbers).

T-FV-2053-M

‘Invalid Person Responsible Email Id1’

Blank or Special character(s) or invalid value found in this field.

• Press F11.
• Set Enable Tax Deducted at Source to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Company TDS Deductor Details screen, Set/alter details of person responsible to Yes and press Enter.
• In the Person Responsible Details screen, check the E-mail ID field and provide the appropriate mobile E-mail ID.

Import the challan file downloaded from TIN website under Challan Status Inquiry

From FVU 3.6 onwards department made CSI challan details mandatory.

Download the CSI challan from https://eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/download-csi-file/tan-user-details and provide the details to validate ETDS.

‘Invalid number of Challan Record’

Challan date range and Challan date not correctly furnished in the e-TDS screen (while exporting)

While exporting e-TDS for the last quarter, i.e., 4th in the exported e-TDS screen, specify the correct date range and enter the approriate challan date.

‘Invalid Oltas TDS/TCS-Income Tax’

The Income Tax amount paid in the Challan does not match the sum of the TDS made in the deductions linked to that Challan.

Do not alter the TDS deduction amount while generating TDS deduction entry by selecting the TDS Helper. (Journal Vr. > Ctrl+F)

‘Invalid Oltas TDS/TCS-Surcharge’

The Surcharge amount paid in the Challan does not match the sum of TDS made in the deductions linked to that Challan.

Do not alter the TDS deduction amount while generating TDS deduction entry by selecting the TDS Helper. (Journal Vr. > Ctrl+F)This can be verified in Display Linked Challan Option

‘Invalid Bank Branch Code’

The Bank Branch code is greater or lesser than 7 Digits or alphabets/characters present in the Bank Code.

The Bank Branch code should be 7 Digits only. The Code should be only in numeric.

‘Invalid Date of Bank Challan No / Transfer Voucher No’

Future Dated or Incorrect System Date.

1. Set the Date format to dd/mm/yyyy in the System and Regional date settings

2. Contact Tally support if the problem persists still.

‘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’

The said Challan amount is less than the sum of deductions linked to it. Return is not accepted in this case. Vice versa case is accepted.

1. The Interest / Penalty ledger has to be grouped under Indirect Expenses.

2. Do not alter the TDS deduction amount while generating TDS deduction entry by selecting the TDS Helper. (Journal Vr. > Ctrl+F) This can be verified in the option Display Linked Challan.

‘Total Tax Deposit Amount as per deductee annexure greater than Total of Deposit Amount as per Challan/Transfer Voucher number’

The said Challan amount is less than the sum of deductions linked to it. Return is not accepted in this case. Vice versa case is accepted.

Do not alter the TDS deduction amount while generating TDS deduction entry by selecting the TDS Helper. (Journal Vr. > Ctrl+F) This can be verified in Display Linked Challan Option.

‘Invalid Date Of Bank Challan No, Date prior to Financial Year’

Future Dated or Incorrect System Date.

Date mentioned under ¡¥Other Details¡¦ while ¡¥Exporting e-TDS Forms¡¦ is outside the financial year / end date of quarter.

1. Set the Date format to dd/mm/yyyy in the System and Regional date settings.

2. Mention the end date of the quarter. Example: 31-03-2008, in case of the 4th quarter.

3. Contact Tally support if the problem persists.

‘Invalid Total of Reported amount as per Challan’

The Interest / Penalty ledger not grouped under Indirect Expenses.

The TDS deduction amount while passing TDS deduction has been altered.

1. The Interest / Penalty ledger has to be grouped under Indirect Expenses.

2. Do not alter the TDS deduction amount while passing TDS deduction entry by selecting the TDS Helper (Journal Voucher > Ctrl+F). This can be verified in the option Display Linked Challan.

Invalid Date on which tax Deducted/Collected

Date mentioned under ¡¥Other Details¡¦ while the option ¡¥Exporting e-TDS Forms¡¦ is outside the financial year / end date of quarter.

Mention the end date of a quarter. Example: 31-03-2008, in case of the 4th Quarter.

T-FV-4111

Date on which amount paid / credited / debited must be within the financial year and before the end date of quarter

Date mentioned under ¡¥Other Details¡¦ while the option ¡¥Exporting e-TDS Forms¡¦ is outside the financial year/end date of the quarter.

Mention the end date of a quarter. Example: 31-03-2008, in case of the 4th quarter.

Invalid Cheque/DD number

If the TDS payment is made online i.e E-payment and specified in TDS reconciliation as e-payment in such cases they get the error

Specify six zero (000000) in cheque/DD field. Export the e-TDS text file and validate sucessfully with latest FVU tool.

Invalid number of Deductee/Party Records

If TDS reference is not selected properly in payment voucher

Alter the payment voucher by selecting end of list for Tax ledger and again select the same TDS ledger with appropriate tax references.

Line number not in Sequence

Same TDS tax ledger selected twice in the payment voucher where the same tax reference is selected with partial amount for both the ledgers.

Remove the repeated tax reference from one ledger and enter the total tax amount to the other ledger tax reference.

T-FV-4098

Valid Date on which tax Deducted / Collected must be provided

Enable TDS option for the Party.

T-FV-3141-M

Challan details mentioned in the statement not present in challan file imported

The TDS Payment made to Income Tax department details are not matching with book data. This might be because of below reasons:

1. The TDS payment entry might be split and may contain partial payment done against same reference in multiple entries.

2. The challan number provided in Reconciliation may be incorrect.

3. The same challan number may be provided for two different TDS payment entries.

1. Check for the given line number and its TDS payment to know if any payment is split.

2. Check whether the challan details given in Reconciliation is matching with challan details in https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/index.html.

T-FV-3070-M

Either the number of challan stated in batch header is not equal to the number of challan present in the batch or mismatch in the total of deposited amount as per challan at batch record and summonsing to total of deposit amount as per challan/transfer voucher number.

Check if all the details are specified properly in TDS payment entry in provide details option and make the necessary corrections.

T-FV-4258

Rate at which Tax deducted should not be Zero If no value specified in ‘No deduction/lower deduction’ or value specified is A

Before enabling TDS in party master, transaction is recorded for the value which comes below the exemption limit. Later transaction is re-accepted after enabling TDS in Party master without providing the PAN.

Mention the PAN in the respective party ledger.

Valid employee/party name must be provided

If you export masters from other applications to Tally.ERP9 or TallyPrime and where there is space in the party ledger.

Remove the space or disallowed special characters or length.