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How to Tax Payer register his PAN with TRACES to take advantages of Free Downloads?

Tax Payer well known about new Income Tax Side of TDS i.e. TRACES.  This new webside is very useful for Taxpayee specially regarding TDS and e-TDS Return, TDS Certificate (Form 16 and 16A) etc. and many more.  In this regard I would like to share my personal experience, which I face during registration of PAN with TRACES.  The following procedure follow to register PAN with TRACES.

Tax Payer Login here https://www.tdscpc.gov.in/ to Registration

Register as New User
  • Click on ‘Register as New User’ in TRACES home page. You can also click on ‘Login’ and then click on ‘Register as New User’ option on that screen
  • Select Type of User as ‘Tax Payer’ and click on ‘Proceed’
Step 1: Validation Details
  • "PAN" Fields marked by asterisk are mandatory.
  • Enter PAN to be registered. Date of Birth and Name should be based on PAN
  • Click on help icon next to each field for more details
  • Provide values for either Option 1 or Option2 for validation purpose
  • Option-1: Enter any TAN of deductor who has deducted TDS from the Tax Payer from April 1, 2011 onwards and the deduction details
  • Option-2: Enter challan serial number and amount for the selected assessment year for any tax paid by the Tax Payer
  • Click on ‘Proceed’ to continue
Step 2: Address & Communication Details
  • Enter address and communication details for your TRACES account. It can be different from the details given while applying for PAN
  • To enter landline number, both STD Code and Phone Number are mandatory
  • Click on ‘Next’ to continue
Step 3: Login Details
  • User Id will be PAN of Tax Payer
  • Enter same password in both password fields
  • Select a security question and enter its answer
  • Click on ‘Create Account’ to view confirmation screen
Step 4: Confirmation Screen
  • Confirmation screen will display values entered by user in previous screens
  • Click on ‘Confirm’ to confirm registration of PAN
Register as New User – Success Message
  • Success message will be displayed confirming registration of TAN with TRACES
  • Registration is successful. Check your email and mobile for activation link and codes to activate your account
Register as New User – Activation
  • This page will be displayed when user clicks on the activation link sent through email
  • Enter User Id of the Tax Payer as registered on TRACES (i.e., PAN)
  • Enter activation codes sent through email and SMS
  • Click here to submit activation details and activate your account
  • Success message indicated account has been activated
Login to TRACES
  • Login to TRACES by entering User Id and Password and clicking on ‘Go’
To Download free e-Tutorial for Registration of PAN of New Taxpayee (Click Here).