Registration and submission of Form 15G / 15H (eFiling at ITD)
An overview of the submission of Form 15g to income tax department
This post will show you how to register and submit Form 15G/15H on the Income Tax India e-filing portal. We will start by registering on the portal and then filing Form 15G/15H. Here, we will take a look at each section in detail:
Registration process of Form 15G / 15H
To file the Statement of Form 15G and Form 15H, you must have a valid TAN and be registered as a Tax Deductor and Collector on the Income Tax Department website.
Before you proceed with the process, register yourself as a Tax Deductor and Collector if you still need to register.
Preparation process of Form 15G / 15H
Tax deductors must assign a Unique Identification Number (UIN) to everyone who submits Form 15G or Form 15H. The UIN is needed to file the Statement of Form 15G and Form 15H on a quarterly basis. Both forms must be retained for 7 years.
The Unique Identification Number (UIN) consists of three fields:
- A sequence number, which is a 10-character alphanumeric code. For Form 15G, the sequence number starts with the letter “G” followed by 9 digits. Form 15H’s sequence number starts with the letter “H” followed by 9 digits.
- The financial year for which the form is being submitted.
- The TAN of the payer.
Filing process of Form 15G / 15H
- The Payers must upload Form 15G and Form 15H received during each quarter to the e-filing website.
- Upload the forms on a quarterly basis.
- Even if no TDS has been deducted, the payer must include the sequence number (Field a of UIN) in the quarterly TDS statement for transactions covered by Form 15G and Form 15H.
- Go to https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
- Click ‘e-file’, then ‘Prepare & Submit Online Form (Other Than ITR)’.
- Click FORM 15G/FORM 15H (Consolidated) and save the xml zip file.
- DSC (Digital Signature Certificate) is required to submit FORM 15G/15H.
- Using the DSC Management Utility, generate a signature for the zip file.
- Now, log in to incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in using your TAN.
- Go to e-File –> Upload Form 15G/15H.
- Choose the Form Name (Form 15G or Form 15H), Financial Year, Quarter, and Filing Type. Click the Validate button.
- The following screen appears when the details are validated.
- Navigate to and attach the ZIP and Signature files.
- The DSC Management Utility can be used to generate the ZIP file and Signature file.
- Download the DSC Management Utility by clicking the link given.
- After clicking Upload, a success message will be displayed on the screen if the Upload is successful.
Filing status
To find the filing status of Form 15G/15H,
- Go to My account –> View Form 15G/15H to view the status of the uploaded file.
- When the statement is uploaded, its status will change to “Uploaded”.
- The uploaded file must be processed and validated.
- The status will change within 24 hours from the time of Upload to “Accepted” or “Rejected”.
- The accepted statements will be sent to CPC-TDS for further processing.
- If the status is “Rejected”, the rejection reason and the corrected statement will be available.
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