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# Master data

Use this page as a reference for the master data used across TDS APIs.

## Nature of payments

The tables below reflect the published Form 138, Form 140, and Form 144 reference data fetched on July 7, 2026.

### Form 138

| Code | nature\_of\_payment (to be passed as below)                                          |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1001 | payments\_made\_to\_government\_employees\_other\_than\_union\_government\_employees |
| 1002 | payments\_made\_to\_employees\_other\_than\_government\_employees                    |
| 1003 | payments\_made\_to\_union\_government\_employees                                     |
| 1032 | deduction\_of\_tax\_in\_case\_of\_specified\_senior\_citizens                        |

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### Form 140

<Note>
  For Form 140 rows that differ by payee type, the code column shows both values in the format `individual_or_huf`, `other_payees`.
</Note>

| Code                                             | nature\_of\_payment (to be passed as below)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1004                                             | payment\_of\_accumulated\_balance\_of\_provident\_fund                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1005                                             | insurance\_commission                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1006                                             | other\_commissions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1008                                             | equipment\_rental\_charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1009                                             | lease\_and\_rental\_payment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1011                                             | payment\_for\_development\_agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1012                                             | payment\_for\_compulsory\_acquisition\_of\_immovable\_properties                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1013                                             | payment\_for\_repurchase\_of\_units\_by\_uti\_or\_mf                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1013                                             | dividend\_from\_mutual\_funds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1014                                             | interest\_payment\_from\_units\_of\_a\_business\_trust                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1015                                             | dividend\_payment\_from\_units\_of\_a\_business\_trust                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1017                                             | income\_in\_respect\_of\_units\_of\_investment\_fund                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1018                                             | income\_in\_respect\_of\_investment\_in\_securitization\_trust                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1019                                             | interest\_on\_securities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1019                                             | interest\_on\_debentures\_paid\_by\_cheque                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1020                                             | interest\_from\_bank\_deposits\_for\_senior\_citizen                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1021                                             | interest\_from\_bank\_deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1022                                             | other\_interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | tender\_fees                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | sales\_and\_marketing\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | telecasting\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | charter\_hire\_charges\_shipping                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | advertisement\_fee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | amc\_charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | bandwidth\_charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | cargo\_handling\_services\_inspection\_and\_logistics\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | clearing\_and\_forwarding\_charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | fabrication\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | freight\_charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | income\_from\_shipping\_inland\_waterways\_or\_air\_transport                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | sponsorship\_fees                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | retention\_fees                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | installation\_and\_commissioning\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | warranty\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1023 (individual\_or\_huf), 1024 (other\_payees) | drilling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1026                                             | fees\_for\_technical\_service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1026                                             | royalty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1026                                             | seismic\_data\_processing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1026                                             | testing\_charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1027                                             | consulting\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1027                                             | licensing\_fee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1027                                             | payments\_to\_students\_or\_business\_apprentice                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1027                                             | professional\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1027                                             | r\_&\_d\_charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1027                                             | supervision\_charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1027                                             | training                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1027                                             | architectural\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1027                                             | designing\_fee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1027                                             | engineering\_services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1027                                             | payments\_to\_sports\_person\_and\_artists                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1027                                             | processing\_charges\_paid\_to\_others                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1027                                             | retainership\_fees                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1027                                             | subscription\_fees\_other\_than\_membership\_fees\_or\_sale\_of\_goods                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1028                                             | directors\_fees                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1029                                             | dividend                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1030                                             | payment\_in\_respect\_of\_life\_insurance\_policy                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1031                                             | software\_licences                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1031                                             | payment\_of\_certain\_sums\_for\_purchase\_of\_goods                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1031                                             | purchase\_of\_software                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1033                                             | prequisites\_or\_benefits\_allowed\_to\_distributors\_or\_agents                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1034                                             | benefits\_or\_perquisites\_of\_business\_or\_profession\_where\_such\_benefit\_is\_provided\_in\_kind\_or\_where\_part\_in\_cash\_is\_not\_sufficient\_to\_meet\_tax\_liability\_and\_tax\_required\_to\_be\_deducted\_is\_paid\_before\_such\_benefit\_is\_released |
| 1035                                             | payment\_for\_e-commerce\_transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1037                                             | payment\_for\_transfer\_of\_virtual\_digital\_assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1038                                             | payment\_for\_transfer\_of\_virtual\_digital\_asset\_where\_payment\_is\_in\_kind\_or\_in\_exchange\_of\_another\_virtual\_digital\_asset\_and\_tax\_required\_to\_be\_deducted\_is\_paid\_before\_such\_payment\_is\_released                                       |
| 1058                                             | winning\_from\_lotteries\_crossword\_puzzles\_card\_games\_and\_other\_games\_of\_any\_sort                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1059                                             | winnings\_from\_lottery\_and\_other\_games\_of\_any\_sort\_where\_winnings\_are\_made\_in\_kind\_or\_cash\_is\_not\_sufficient\_to\_meet\_the\_tax\_liability\_and\_tax\_has\_been\_paid\_before\_said\_winnings\_are\_released                                      |
| 1060                                             | winnings\_from\_online\_games                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1061                                             | net\_winnings\_from\_online\_games\_where\_the\_net\_winnings\_are\_made\_in\_kind\_or\_cash\_is\_not\_sufficient\_to\_meet\_the\_tax\_liability\_and\_tax\_has\_been\_paid\_before\_said\_winnings\_are\_released                                                   |
| 1062                                             | winning\_from\_horse\_races                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1063                                             | commission\_on\_sale\_of\_lottery\_tickets                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1064                                             | cash\_withdrawal\_by\_co\_operative\_societies\_being\_non\_filers                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1064                                             | cash\_withdrawal\_by\_co\_operative\_societies                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1065                                             | cash\_withdrawal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1065                                             | cash\_withdrawal\_by\_non\_filers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1066                                             | withdrawal\_from\_nss\_deposit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1067                                             | payment\_of\_salary\_remuneration\_commission\_bonus\_or\_interest\_to\_a\_partner\_of\_the\_firm                                                                                                                                                                    |

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### Form 144

| Code | nature\_of\_payment (to be passed as below)                                                                                 |
| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1004 | accumulated\_balance\_due\_to\_an\_employee                                                                                 |
| 1039 | income\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_211                                                                                      |
| 1040 | interest\_on\_monies\_borrowed\_in\_foreign\_currency\_under\_loan\_agreement\_or\_long\_term\_bonds\_before\_1\_july\_2023 |
| 1041 | interest\_on\_monies\_borrowed\_by\_way\_of\_rupee\_denominated\_bond\_before\_1\_july\_2023                                |
| 1042 | interest\_on\_long\_term\_or\_rupee\_denominated\_bond\_listed\_on\_ifsc\_exchange\_issued\_before\_1\_july\_2023           |
| 1043 | interest\_on\_long\_term\_or\_rupee\_denominated\_bond\_listed\_on\_ifsc\_exchange\_issued\_on\_or\_after\_1\_july\_2023    |
| 1044 | interest\_from\_infrastructure\_debt\_fund\_payable\_to\_non\_resident                                                      |
| 1045 | distributed\_income\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_223\_schedule\_v\_sl\_no\_3\_b\_a                                           |
| 1046 | distributed\_income\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_223\_schedule\_v\_sl\_no\_3\_b\_b                                           |
| 1047 | distributed\_income\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_223\_schedule\_v\_sl\_no\_4                                                 |
| 1048 | income\_in\_respect\_of\_units\_of\_investment\_fund\_specified\_in\_section\_224                                           |
| 1049 | income\_in\_respect\_of\_investment\_in\_securitisation\_trust\_specified\_in\_section\_221                                 |
| 1050 | income\_in\_respect\_of\_units\_of\_mutual\_fund\_or\_from\_specified\_company                                              |
| 1051 | income\_in\_respect\_of\_units\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_208                                                              |
| 1052 | long\_term\_capital\_gains\_from\_transfer\_of\_units\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_208                                       |
| 1053 | interest\_or\_dividends\_on\_bonds\_or\_global\_depository\_receipts\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_209                        |
| 1054 | long\_term\_capital\_gains\_from\_transfer\_of\_bonds\_or\_global\_depository\_receipts\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_209     |
| 1055 | income\_in\_respect\_of\_securities\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_210\_1\_table\_sl\_no\_15                                   |
| 1056 | income\_in\_respect\_of\_securities\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_210\_1\_table\_sl\_no\_16                                   |
| 1057 | any\_other\_interest\_or\_sum\_chargeable\_not\_being\_salaries                                                             |
| 1058 | winnings\_from\_lottery\_crossword\_puzzle\_card\_game\_gambling\_or\_betting                                               |
| 1059 | winnings\_from\_lottery\_crossword\_puzzle\_card\_game\_gambling\_or\_betting\_in\_kind                                     |
| 1060 | winnings\_from\_online\_games                                                                                               |
| 1061 | winnings\_from\_online\_games\_in\_kind                                                                                     |
| 1062 | winnings\_from\_horse\_race                                                                                                 |
| 1063 | commission\_remuneration\_or\_prize\_on\_lottery\_tickets                                                                   |
| 1064 | cash\_payments\_to\_co\_operative\_society\_under\_section\_393\_3                                                          |
| 1065 | cash\_payments\_to\_person\_other\_than\_co\_operative\_society\_under\_section\_393\_3                                     |
| 1066 | amount\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_80cca\_2\_a\_of\_income\_tax\_act\_1961                                                  |
| 1067 | salary\_remuneration\_commission\_bonus\_or\_interest\_paid\_to\_partner\_of\_firm                                          |

### TCS

| Code | nature\_of\_payment (to be passed as below)                     |
| :--- | :-------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A    | liquour\_for\_human\_consumption                                |
| B    | sale\_of\_timber\_from\_forest\_lease                           |
| C    | sale\_of\_timber\_without\_forest\_lease                        |
| D    | forest\_produce\_not\_being\_timber\_or\_tendu\_leaves          |
| E    | scrap                                                           |
| F    | lease\_or\_contract\_or\_license\_for\_parking\_lot             |
| G    | lease\_or\_contract\_or\_license\_for\_toll\_plaza              |
| H    | lease\_or\_contract\_or\_license\_for\_mining\_and\_quarrying   |
| I    | sale\_of\_tendu\_leaves                                         |
| J    | sale\_of\_coal                                                  |
| J    | sale\_of\_lignite                                               |
| J    | sale\_of\_iron\_ore                                             |
| K    | cash\_sale\_of\_bullion\_and\_jewellery                         |
| L    | sale\_of\_motor\_vehicle                                        |
| M    | cash\_sale\_of\_any\_goods\_other\_than\_bullion\_or\_jewellery |
| N    | providing\_any\_services\_other\_than\_ch\_xvii\_b              |
| O    | foreign\_flight\_tickets                                        |
| O    | international\_hotel\_bookings                                  |
| O    | foreign\_travel\_expenses                                       |
| P    | remittance\_for\_foreign\_education\_through\_loan              |
| Q    | remittance\_for\_foreign\_education\_or\_medical\_treatment     |
| R    | sale\_of\_goods                                                 |
| T    | foreign\_remittance\_for\_other\_purposes                       |
| -    | bullion\_coins                                                  |
| -    | bullion\_bars                                                   |
| -    | bullion\_ingots                                                 |
| -    | sale\_of\_jewellery                                             |

## Reason for lower deduction

### Form 138

| Code | reason\_for\_lower\_deduction (to be passed as below)                                 |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A    | in\_case\_of\_lower\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_certificate\_under\_section\_395\_1  |
| C    | in\_case\_of\_deduction\_of\_tax\_at\_higher\_rate\_due\_to\_non\_furnishing\_of\_pan |

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### Form 140

| Code | reason\_for\_lower\_deduction (to be passed as below)                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A    | lower\_deduction\_no\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_certificate\_u\_s\_395\_1                                                                                                                                                            |
| B    | no\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_declaration\_u\_s\_393\_6                                                                                                                                                                              |
| C    | deduction\_of\_tax\_at\_higher\_rate\_due\_to\_non\_availability\_of\_pan\_u\_s\_397\_2                                                                                                                                                |
| D    | no\_deduction\_or\_lower\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_payment\_made\_to\_a\_person\_or\_class\_of\_person\_on\_account\_of\_notification\_issued\_u\_s\_194\_a\_5\_or\_u\_s\_400\_1                                                    |
| E    | no\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_payment\_being\_made\_to\_a\_person\_referred\_to\_in\_board\_circular\_no\_3\_of\_2002\_dated\_28th\_june\_2002                                                                                       |
| N    | no\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_payment\_made\_to\_a\_person\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_393\_4\_table\_sl\_no\_18\_or\_on\_account\_of\_notification\_issued\_under\_fifth\_proviso\_to\_section\_194\_n                              |
| O    | no\_deduction\_as\_per\_the\_provisions\_of\_section\_393\_4\_table\_sl\_no\_5                                                                                                                                                         |
| P    | in\_case\_of\_no\_deduction\_is\_on\_account\_of\_payment\_of\_dividend\_made\_to\_a\_business\_trust\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_393\_4\_table\_sl\_no\_10\_d\_or\_notification\_issued\_under\_section\_393\_4\_table\_sl\_no\_10\_e |
| Q    | in\_case\_of\_no\_deduction\_in\_view\_of\_payment\_made\_to\_an\_entity\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_393\_4\_table\_sl\_no\_7\_c\_v                                                                                                    |
| S    | no\_deduction\_is\_in\_view\_of\_tax\_being\_deductible\_or\_collectible\_under\_any\_provision\_of\_the\_act\_for\_transaction\_referred\_in\_section\_393\_1\_table\_sl\_no\_8\_ii\_note\_1\_a                                       |
| T    | in\_case\_of\_no\_deduction\_is\_on\_account\_of\_deductee\_payee\_being\_transporter\_and\_valid\_pan\_is\_provided                                                                                                                   |
| Y    | no\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_payment\_being\_below\_threshold\_limit\_as\_specified\_in\_the\_act                                                                                                                                   |
| Z    | no\_deduction\_or\_lower\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_notification\_issued\_u\_s\_400\_1                                                                                                                                               |

<SmallSpacingWithoutDivider />

### Form 144

| Code | reason\_for\_lower\_deduction (to be passed as below)                                                                                      |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| A    | lower\_or\_no\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_certificate\_under\_section\_395\_1\_and\_395\_2                                                |
| C    | deduction\_at\_higher\_rate\_under\_section\_397\_2\_due\_to\_non\_furnishing\_of\_pan                                                     |
| G    | no\_deduction\_on\_interest\_paid\_by\_offshore\_banking\_unit\_under\_section\_393\_8                                                     |
| H    | no\_deduction\_under\_section\_393\_4\_on\_income\_paid\_to\_specified\_fund\_exempt\_under\_schedule\_vi                                  |
| I    | no\_deduction\_under\_section\_393\_4\_on\_capital\_gains\_on\_securities\_under\_section\_210\_paid\_to\_foreign\_institutional\_investor |
| N    | no\_deduction\_on\_payment\_to\_person\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_393\_4\_or\_notification\_under\_fifth\_proviso\_to\_section\_194n      |
| O    | distributed\_income\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_223\_schedule\_v\_sl\_no\_3\_b\_b                                                          |
| Y    | no\_deduction\_on\_payment\_below\_threshold\_limit\_under\_income\_tax\_act\_2025                                                         |
| Z    | no\_or\_lower\_deduction\_on\_account\_of\_notification\_under\_section\_400\_1                                                            |

<SmallSpacingWithoutDivider />

### Form 27EQ

| Code | reason\_for\_lower\_collection (to be passed as below)                                                                                                                                  |
| :--- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A    | lower\_collection\_as\_per\_section\_206c\_9                                                                                                                                            |
| B    | no\_collection\_on\_account\_of\_form\_27c                                                                                                                                              |
| C    | collection\_of\_tax\_at\_a\_higher\_rate\_due\_to\_non-availability\_of\_pan                                                                                                            |
| D    | no\_collection\_on\_account\_of\_the\_first\_proviso\_to\_sub-section\_1g\_of\_section\_206c                                                                                            |
| E    | no\_collection\_on\_account\_of\_the\_fourth\_proviso\_to\_sub-section\_1g\_of\_section\_206c                                                                                           |
| F    | no\_collection\_on\_account\_clause\_i\_or\_clause\_ii\_of\_the\_fifth\_proviso\_to\_sub-section\_1g\_ or\_in\_view\_of\_notification\_issued\_under\_clause\_ii                        |
| G    | no\_collection\_on\_account\_of\_the\_second\_proviso\_to\_sub-section\_ih\_of\_section\_206c                                                                                           |
| H    | no\_collection\_on\_account\_of\_sub-clause\_a\_or\_sub-clause\_b\_or\_sub-clause\_c\_or\_in\_view\_of\_notification\_issued\_under\_sub-clause\_c\_of\_clause\_a\_of\_the\_explanation |
| I    | collection\_of\_tax\_at\_a\_higher\_rate\_in\_view\_of\_section\_206cca                                                                                                                 |

## Minor head

### Form 138

| Code | minor\_head (to be passed as below)                           |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 100  | advance\_tax                                                  |
| 200  | tds\_payable\_by\_taxpayer                                    |
| 400  | tds\_regular\_assessment\_raised\_by\_income\_tax\_department |

<SmallSpacingWithoutDivider />

### Form 140

| Code | minor\_head (to be passed as below)            |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| 100  | advance\_tax                                   |
| 200  | tds\_payable                                   |
| 400  | tds\_regular\_assessment\_raised\_by\_it\_dept |

<SmallSpacingWithoutDivider />

### Form 144

| Code | minor\_head (to be passed as below)                           |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 100  | advance\_tax                                                  |
| 200  | tds\_payable\_by\_taxpayer                                    |
| 400  | tds\_regular\_assessment\_raised\_by\_income\_tax\_department |

<SmallSpacingWithoutDivider />

### Form 27EQ

| Code | minor\_head (to be passed as below)            |
| :--- | :--------------------------------------------- |
| 200  | tcs\_payable                                   |
| 400  | tcs\_regular\_assessment\_raised\_by\_it\_dept |

## Deductor type

| Code | deductor\_type (to be passed as below) |
| ---- | -------------------------------------- |
| B    | body\_of\_individuals                  |
| F    | firm                                   |
| J    | artificial\_judicial\_person           |
| K    | company                                |
| P    | association\_of\_persons               |
| Q    | huf                                    |
| Q    | individual                             |
| T    | trust                                  |

## Deductee type

| Code | deductee\_type (to be passed as below)    |
| ---- | ----------------------------------------- |
| 1    | company                                   |
| 2    | individual                                |
| 3    | huf                                       |
| 4    | association\_of\_persons                  |
| 5    | association\_of\_persons\_companies\_only |
| 6    | cooperative\_society                      |
| 7    | firm                                      |
| 8    | body\_of\_individuals                     |
| 9    | artificial\_judicial\_person              |
| 10   | others                                    |
| 10   | government                                |
| 10   | trust                                     |
| 10   | local\_authority                          |

## State

| State Code | state (to be passed as below)        |
| :--------- | :----------------------------------- |
| 1          | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS          |
| 2          | ANDHRA PRADESH                       |
| 3          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    |
| 4          | ASSAM                                |
| 5          | BIHAR                                |
| 6          | CHANDIGARH                           |
| 7          | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU |
| 9          | DELHI                                |
| 10         | GOA                                  |
| 11         | GUJARAT                              |
| 12         | HARYANA                              |
| 13         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     |
| 14         | JAMMU & KASHMIR                      |
| 15         | KARNATAKA                            |
| 16         | KERALA                               |
| 17         | LAKSHWADEEP                          |
| 18         | MADHYA PRADESH                       |
| 19         | MAHARASHTRA                          |
| 20         | MANIPUR                              |
| 21         | MEGHALAYA                            |
| 22         | MIZORAM                              |
| 23         | NAGALAND                             |
| 24         | ODISHA                               |
| 25         | PONDICHERRY                          |
| 26         | PUNJAB                               |
| 27         | RAJASTHAN                            |
| 28         | SIKKIM                               |
| 29         | TAMIL NADU                           |
| 30         | TRIPURA                              |
| 31         | UTTAR PRADESH                        |
| 32         | WEST BENGAL                          |
| 33         | CHHATTISGARH                         |
| 34         | UTTARAKHAND                          |
| 35         | JHARKHAND                            |
| 36         | TELANGANA                            |
| 37         | LADAKH                               |

## Country

| Country code | country (to be passed as below)                   |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 01           | AFGHANISTAN                                       |
| 02           | AKROTIRI                                          |
| 03           | ALBANIA                                           |
| 04           | ALGERIA                                           |
| 05           | AMERICAN SAMOA                                    |
| 06           | ANDORRA                                           |
| 07           | ANGOLA                                            |
| 08           | ANGUILLA                                          |
| 09           | ANTARCTICA                                        |
| 10           | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA                               |
| 11           | ARGENTINA                                         |
| 12           | ARMENIA                                           |
| 13           | ARUBA                                             |
| 14           | ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS                       |
| 15           | AUSTRALIA                                         |
| 16           | AUSTRIA                                           |
| 17           | AZERBAIJAN                                        |
| 18           | BAHRAIN                                           |
| 19           | BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY                             |
| 20           | BAILIWICK OF JERSEY                               |
| 21           | BAKER ISLAND                                      |
| 22           | BANGLADESH                                        |
| 23           | BARBADOS                                          |
| 24           | BELARUS                                           |
| 25           | BELGIUM                                           |
| 26           | BELIZE                                            |
| 27           | BENIN PORTO                                       |
| 28           | BERMUDA                                           |
| 29           | BHUTAN                                            |
| 30           | BOLIVIA                                           |
| 31           | BOSNIAAND HERZEGOVINA                             |
| 32           | BOTSWANA                                          |
| 33           | BOUVET ISLAND                                     |
| 34           | BRAZIL                                            |
| 35           | BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY                    |
| 36           | BRUNEI                                            |
| 37           | BULGARIA                                          |
| 38           | BURKINA FASO                                      |
| 39           | BURUNDI                                           |
| 40           | CAMBODIA                                          |
| 41           | CAMEROON                                          |
| 42           | CANADA                                            |
| 43           | CAPE VERDE                                        |
| 44           | CAYMAN ISLANDS                                    |
| 45           | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC                          |
| 46           | CHAD                                              |
| 47           | CHILE                                             |
| 48           | CHINA                                             |
| 49           | CHRISTMAS ISLAND                                  |
| 50           | CLIPPERTON ISLAND                                 |
| 51           | COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS                           |
| 52           | COLOMBIA                                          |
| 53           | COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO                       |
| 54           | COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS      |
| 55           | COMOROS                                           |
| 56           | CONGO,DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE                  |
| 57           | CONGO,REPUBLIC OF THE                             |
| 58           | COOK ISLANDS                                      |
| 59           | CORAL SEA ISLANDS                                 |
| 60           | CORAL SEA ISLANDS TERRITORY                       |
| 61           | COSTA RICA                                        |
| 62           | COTE D'IVOIRE                                     |
| 63           | CROATIA                                           |
| 64           | CUBA                                              |
| 65           | CYPRUS                                            |
| 66           | CZECH REPUBLIC                                    |
| 67           | DENMARK                                           |
| 68           | DEPARTMENTAL COLLECTIVITY OF MAYOTTE              |
| 69           | DHEKELIA                                          |
| 70           | DJIBOUTI                                          |
| 71           | DOMINICA                                          |
| 72           | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                                |
| 73           | EAST TIMOR (TIMORLASTE)                           |
| 74           | ECUADOR                                           |
| 75           | EGYPT                                             |
| 76           | ELSALVADOR                                        |
| 77           | EQUATORIAL GUINEA                                 |
| 78           | ERITREA                                           |
| 79           | ESTONIA                                           |
| 80           | ETHIOPIA                                          |
| 81           | FALKLAND ISLANDS (ISLAS MALVINAS)                 |
| 82           | FAROE ISLANDS                                     |
| 83           | FIJI                                              |
| 84           | FINLAND                                           |
| 85           | FRANCE                                            |
| 86           | FRENCH GUIANA                                     |
| 87           | FRENCH POLYNESIA                                  |
| 88           | FRENCH SOUTHERN ISLANDS                           |
| 89           | GABON                                             |
| 90           | GEORGIA                                           |
| 91           | GERMANY                                           |
| 92           | GEURNSEY                                          |
| 93           | GHANA                                             |
| 94           | GIBRALTAR                                         |
| 95           | GREECE                                            |
| 96           | GREENLAND                                         |
| 97           | GRENADA                                           |
| 98           | GUADELOUPE                                        |
| 100          | GUAM                                              |
| 101          | GUATEMALA                                         |
| 102          | GUERNSEY                                          |
| 103          | GUINEA                                            |
| 104          | GUINEABISSAU                                      |
| 105          | GUYANA                                            |
| 106          | HAITI                                             |
| 107          | HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS                 |
| 108          | HONDURAS                                          |
| 109          | HONG KONG                                         |
| 110          | HOWLAND ISLAND                                    |
| 111          | HUNGARY                                           |
| 112          | ICELAND                                           |
| 113          | INDIA                                             |
| 114          | INDONESIA                                         |
| 115          | IRAN                                              |
| 116          | IRAQ                                              |
| 117          | IRELAND                                           |
| 118          | ISLE OF MAN                                       |
| 119          | ISRAEL                                            |
| 120          | ITALY                                             |
| 121          | JAMAICA                                           |
| 122          | JAN MAYEN                                         |
| 123          | JAPAN                                             |
| 124          | JARVIS ISLAND                                     |
| 125          | JERSEY                                            |
| 126          | JOHNSTON ATOLL                                    |
| 127          | JORDAN                                            |
| 128          | KAZAKHSTAN                                        |
| 129          | KENYA                                             |
| 130          | KINGMAN REEF                                      |
| 131          | KIRIBATI                                          |
| 132          | KOREA, NORTH                                      |
| 133          | KOREA, SOUTH                                      |
| 134          | KOSOVO                                            |
| 135          | KUWAIT                                            |
| 136          | KYRGYZSTAN                                        |
| 137          | LAOS                                              |
| 138          | LATVIA                                            |
| 139          | LEBANON                                           |
| 140          | LESOTHO                                           |
| 141          | LIBERIA                                           |
| 142          | LIBYA                                             |
| 143          | LIECHTENSTEIN                                     |
| 144          | LITHUANIA                                         |
| 145          | LUXEMBOURG                                        |
| 146          | MACAU                                             |
| 147          | MACEDONIA                                         |
| 148          | MADAGASCAR                                        |
| 149          | MALAWI                                            |
| 150          | MALAYSIA                                          |
| 151          | MALAYSIA (LABUAN)                                 |
| 152          | MALDIVES                                          |
| 153          | MALI                                              |
| 154          | MALTA                                             |
| 155          | MARSHALLISLANDS                                   |
| 156          | MARTINIQUE                                        |
| 157          | MAURITANIA                                        |
| 158          | MAURITIUS                                         |
| 159          | MAYOTTE                                           |
| 160          | UNITED MEXICAN STATES                             |
| 161          | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF                   |
| 162          | MIDWAY ISLANDS                                    |
| 163          | MOLDOVA                                           |
| 164          | MONACO                                            |
| 165          | MONGOLIA                                          |
| 166          | MONTENEGRO                                        |
| 167          | MONTSERRAT                                        |
| 168          | MOROCCO                                           |
| 169          | MOZAMBIQUE                                        |
| 170          | MYANMAR (BURMA)                                   |
| 171          | NAMIBIA                                           |
| 172          | NAURU                                             |
| 173          | NAVASSA ISLAND                                    |
| 174          | NEPAL                                             |
| 175          | NETHERLANDS                                       |
| 176          | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES                              |
| 177          | NEW CALEDONIA                                     |
| 178          | NEWZEALAND                                        |
| 179          | NICARAGUA                                         |
| 180          | NIGER                                             |
| 181          | NIGERIA                                           |
| 182          | NIUE                                              |
| 183          | NORFOLK ISLAND                                    |
| 184          | NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS                          |
| 185          | NORWAY                                            |
| 186          | OMAN                                              |
| 187          | PAKISTAN                                          |
| 188          | PALAU                                             |
| 189          | PALMYRA ATOLL                                     |
| 190          | PANAMA                                            |
| 191          | PAPUA NEW GUINEA                                  |
| 192          | PARACEL ISLANDS                                   |
| 193          | PARAGUAY                                          |
| 194          | PERU                                              |
| 195          | PHILIPPINES                                       |
| 196          | PITCAIRN ISLANDS                                  |
| 197          | PITCAIRN, HENDERSON, DUCIE, AND OENO ISLANDS      |
| 198          | POLAND                                            |
| 199          | PORTUGAL                                          |
| 200          | PUERTO RICO                                       |
| 201          | QATAR                                             |
| 202          | REUNION                                           |
| 203          | ROMANIA                                           |
| 204          | RUSSIA                                            |
| 205          | RWANDA                                            |
| 206          | SAINT BARTHELEMY                                  |
| 207          | SAINT HELENA                                      |
| 208          | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS                             |
| 209          | SAINT LUCIA                                       |
| 210          | SAINT MARTIN                                      |
| 211          | SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON                         |
| 212          | SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES                  |
| 213          | SAMOA                                             |
| 214          | SANMARINO                                         |
| 215          | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE                             |
| 216          | SAUDI ARABIA                                      |
| 217          | SENEGAL                                           |
| 218          | SERBIA                                            |
| 219          | SEYCHELLES                                        |
| 220          | SIERRA LEONE                                      |
| 221          | SINGAPORE                                         |
| 222          | SLOVAKIA                                          |
| 223          | SLOVENIA                                          |
| 224          | SOLOMON ISLANDS                                   |
| 225          | SOMALIA                                           |
| 226          | SOUTH AFRICA                                      |
| 227          | SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS          |
| 228          | SPRATLY ISLANDS                                   |
| 229          | SPAIN                                             |
| 230          | SRI LANKA                                         |
| 231          | ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES                          |
| 232          | SUDAN                                             |
| 233          | SURINAME                                          |
| 234          | SVALBARD                                          |
| 235          | SWAZILAND                                         |
| 236          | SWEDEN                                            |
| 237          | SWITZERLAND                                       |
| 238          | SYRIA                                             |
| 239          | TAIWAN                                            |
| 240          | TAJIKISTAN                                        |
| 241          | TANZANIA                                          |
| 242          | TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON |
| 243          | TERRITORY OF AMERICAN SAMOA                       |
| 244          | TERRITORY OF ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS          |
| 245          | TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND                     |
| 246          | TERRITORY OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS              |
| 247          | TERRITORY OF GUAM                                 |
| 248          | TERRITORY OF HEARD ISLAND & MCDONALD ISLANDS      |
| 249          | TERRITORY OF NORFOLK ISLAND                       |
| 250          | THAILAND                                          |
| 251          | THE BAHAMAS                                       |
| 252          | THE GAMBIA                                        |
| 253          | TOGO                                              |
| 254          | TOKELAU                                           |
| 255          | TONGA                                             |
| 256          | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO                               |
| 257          | TUNISIA                                           |
| 258          | TURKEY                                            |
| 259          | TURKMENISTAN                                      |
| 260          | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS                          |
| 261          | TUVALU                                            |
| 262          | UGANDA                                            |
| 263          | UKRAINE                                           |
| 264          | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES                              |
| 265          | UNITED KINGDOM                                    |
| 266          | UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS                      |
| 267          | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                          |
| 268          | URUGUAY                                           |
| 269          | UZBEKISTAN                                        |
| 270          | VANUATU                                           |
| 271          | VATICAN CITY (HOLYSEE)                            |
| 272          | VENEZUELA                                         |
| 273          | VIETNAM                                           |
| 274          | VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH                           |
| 275          | VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.                              |
| 276          | WAKE ISLAND                                       |
| 277          | WALLIS AND FUTUNA                                 |
| 278          | WESTERN SAHARA                                    |
| 279          | YEMEN                                             |
| 280          | ZAMBIA                                            |
| 281          | ZIMBABWE                                          |
| 282          | COMBODIA                                          |
| 283          | CONGO                                             |
| 284          | IVORY COAST                                       |
| 285          | WEST INDIES                                       |
| 286          | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS                            |

## Nature of remittances

| Code | nature\_of\_remittance (to be passed as below)                                                                   |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 01   | winnings\_from\_lottery\_crossword\_puzzle\_card\_game\_gambling\_or\_betting                                    |
| 02   | winnings\_from\_online\_games                                                                                    |
| 03   | winnings\_from\_horse\_race                                                                                      |
| 04   | payments\_to\_non\_resident\_sportsmen\_or\_entertainer\_sport\_associations\_or\_institution                    |
| 05   | interest\_income                                                                                                 |
| 06   | dividend\_income\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_207\_1\_table\_sl\_no\_1                                            |
| 07   | dividend\_income\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_207\_1\_table\_sl\_no\_2                                            |
| 08   | income\_from\_renting\_leasing\_or\_letting\_out\_real\_estate\_asset                                            |
| 09   | investment\_income                                                                                               |
| 10   | long\_term\_capital\_gains\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_214\_table\_sl\_no\_2\_or\_197\_1                         |
| 11   | long\_term\_capital\_gains\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_198\_exceeding\_one\_lakh\_twenty\_five\_thousand\_rupees |
| 12   | long\_term\_capital\_gains\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_214\_table\_sl\_no\_1                                     |
| 13   | short\_term\_capital\_gains\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_196                                                      |
| 14   | short\_term\_capital\_gains\_not\_referred\_to\_in\_section\_196                                                 |
| 15   | commission                                                                                                       |
| 16   | fee\_for\_technical\_services\_or\_included\_services                                                            |
| 17   | royalty                                                                                                          |
| 18   | cash\_withdrawal                                                                                                 |
| 19   | other\_income                                                                                                    |

## TIN-FC error codes and messages

TIN-FC e-file API can return the following error codes and messages.

| Error Code | Message                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| :--------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1          | e-TDS/TCS statement is not validated using the latest version of File Validation Utility (FVU) available on the TIN website                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 2          | As advised by Income Tax Department (ITD), acceptance of TDS/TCS Statement for Financial Year prior to 2007-08 has been discontinued at TIN Central system                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3          | As advised by Income Tax Department (ITD), acceptance of Y type of e-TDS/TCS correction Statement has been discontinued at TIN Central System                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 4          | The statement was rejected due to Technical reason                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5          | The statement cannot be filed before the end of the relevant quarter of the current Financial Year                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6          | TAN present in the Statement/Application is not valid, kindly furnish valid TAN                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7          | Regular Statement with the same TAN, Financial Year, FORM, and Quarter is already furnished                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8          | Correction Statement cannot be accepted as Regular statement has been canceled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 9          | Regular statement is not available at TIN Central System for which correction statement is being furnished                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11         | More than one CDs/Pen drives are used for furnishing one e-TDS/TCS statement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 12         | More than one e-TDS statement is furnished in a CD/Pendrive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 13         | e-TDS/TCS statement file compressed using compression utilities other than WinZip 8.1 or ZipItFast 3 (or their higher versions)                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14         | The electronic media does not contain .fvu e-TDS/TCS statement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16         | Physical copy of Form 27A is not accompanied with e-TDS/TCS statement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17         | Overwriting/striking on Form 27A/27B not duly ratified by responsible/authorized person                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 18         | e-TDS/TCS statement is not in conformity with the prescribed format provided by Income Tax Department (ITD)                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 19         | Mismatch of TAN of Deductor mentioned on Form 27A with e-TDS/TCS statement file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20         | Mismatch in Deductor Name mentioned on Form 27A/27B and e-TDS/TCS statement file, but no supporting document furnished for the same                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 21         | TAN mentioned in e-TDS/TCS statement file not found in TAN master database of Income Tax Department (ITD), and no proof of TAN attached                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 22         | Mismatch of control totals mentioned on Form 27A/27B with e-TDS/TCS statement file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 23         | Arithmetic validation failed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 27         | Others                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 28         | In case of multi-batch correction statement, no. of batches = no. of statistics report (Applicable for quarterly statements)                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29         | The file is already uploaded to TIN Central System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 31         | Physical copy of Form 27A/27B not duly filled up or signed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 32         | e-TDS/TCS Statement furnished is not validated properly using the latest File Validation Utility (FVU). Please download the latest FVU along with all the necessary supporting files from the TIN website [www.tin-nsdl.com](http://www.tin-nsdl.com), then once again validate and submit the e-TDS/TCS statement. |
| 33         | File creation date cannot be greater than the Central system date                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 34         | File creation date should not be a future date                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
