TDS Challan ITNS 281 – Pay TDS Online with e-Payment Tax

What is TDS challan 281?

Challan ITNS 281 is used to deposit the

• Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), and
• Tax Collected at Source (TCS)

by the corporate or non-corporate assessee with the department.

How can I submit ITNS challan 281?

To file the challan with Income Tax department assessee can use any of the following modes:

• Offline mode
• Online mode

Now let’s discuss the process involved in these modes.

Offline mode to submit Challan 281

To fill and submit TDS ITNS challan 281 you should follow the step by step process explained beneath:

• Deductors are required to select and fill the applicable challan i.e. challan number 281 with all the required information.
• Present the Challan to the bank along with the counterfoil of challan and the amount required to be paid.

The Counterfoil is important as it will act as a proof of acceptance of challan and payment once it has been stamped by the bank. This counterfoil can be used for any future course of action required.

Online Process to submit Challan 281

To make the process less cumbersome and easy for the user or taxpayers, the government has introduced the facility of depositing the taxes online. The online system is used to make the payment of TDS challan at the convenience of the taxpayers.

To know how to successfully submit Challan 281 at the ease of your office or home read below the complete process:

• Open the Tax Information Network of Income-tax Department or Click on the link: https://onlineservices.tin.egov-nsdl.com/etaxnew/tdsnontds.jsp
• A page as shown in the image below will open up
• Select the CHALLAN NO./ITNS 281 and click on proceed. Next, wait for the form to open up. The challan form 281 once opened will resemble to the screen shown below
• Now the requisite details are required to be filled in the form as under

  Details shown in Challan 281	Information to be selected /filled
  Select the type of deductees from code:	(0020) Company deductee(0021) for Non-Company deductee
  Select the type of TDS payment	(200) TDS payable by the taxpayer (400) TDS under regular assessment
  Select the mode of  payment	Net banking or debit card
  Tax Deduction Account Number	Mention the 10 digit Tax Deduction Account Number
  Assessment Year	Select the relevant Assessment Year from the drop-down list
  Personal Information	Type the details like address, Email ID, Mobile No. as required
  Captcha Code	Type the captcha code given in the image

• Further, Click on the Proceed button to continue with the payment process and

You can also check the status of challan online. To do the same follow the under mentioned steps:

• Open the OLTAS- Challan Enquiry Portal or Click on this link https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/index.html
• Select the types of views for Taxpayers. OLTAS gives you an option for

CIN based view
TAN based view

CIN Based View

For CIN based view, enter the following details mentioned in the challan:

• BSR Code of Collecting Branch,
• Challan Tender Date (Cash/Cheque Deposit Date)
• Challan Serial Number
• Amount (optional),

The taxpayer can view the following details after submitting the form:

• BSR Code
• Date of Deposit
• Challan Serial Number
• Major Head Code with a description
• TAN/PAN
• Name of Tax Payer
• Received by TIN on (i.e., date of receipt by TIN)
• Confirmation about the amount entered is correct or not (if the amount is entered)

TAN Based View

For TAN based view, enter the following details mentioned in the challan:

• Provide TAN
• Challan Tender Date from the range for a particular financial year,

The taxpayer can view the following information:

• CIN
• Major Head Code with a description
• Minor Head Code
• Nature of Payment

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