©Instructions for filling Form15G CSV template

Field Instructions to fill up CSV Template (Basic Details)

These instructions are guidelines to help the taxpayers for filling the particulars in CSV template for uploadingthe remittance details relating to the relevant quarter for Financial Year. Ensure to provide the data as perbelow instructions and in the correct schema only to avoid rejections during processing. The instructions areto be read in conjunction with the set of instructions provided in the 15G instruction page.In case of any doubt, please refer to relevant provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and theIncome-tax Rules, 1962.

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Field Name Instruction Mandatoryfiled(Yes/No)

Length of the character

UniqueIdentification No.

Enter 26 alphanumeric UniqueIdentification Number

Yes 26 alphanumeric consists of-

10 Alphanumeric:First Character should be"G" followed by 9 digitseg. G123456789&

Financial Year: 6 digitseg. 202021&

TAN: 10 AlphanumericFirst 4 alphabets, then 5numeric and last is alphabet

Name of Assessee(Declarant)

Enter Name of Assessee (Declarant) Yes Maximum 125 characters

PAN of theAssessee(Declarant)

Enter PAN of Assessee (Declarant) Yes 10 alphanumeric consists of:

First 5 Alphabets, next 4digits, then 1 Alphabet

Aadhaar Number Enter Aadhaar number of thedeclarant

No Valid 12 digit Aadhaarnumber

Status Enter the status Refer Annexure ISub-Status Enter the sub status Refer Annexure IIPrevious year (P.Y)(for whichdeclaration isbeing made)

Enter the Previous year for whichdeclaration is being made

Yes 7 characters in the belowmentioned format:

YYYY-YYResidential Status Enter one of the following -

· RES - Resident· NRI - Non Resident· NOR - Resident but not

Ordinarily resident

Yes Mention one of the data asprescribed in instruction

Field Name Instruction Mandatoryfiled(Yes/No)

Length of the character

Country Mention the country Yes Refer: Annexure IIFlat / Door /Building

Enter the Flat/ Door/ Building Yes 60 characters maximum

Road / Street /Block / Sector

Enter the Road / Street / Block /Sector

No 60 characters maximum

Pincode Enter valid Pincode Yes The field is numeric, it mustcontain 6 digitsNRI's can enter 999999

Post Office Enter the post office of the relevantpincode

Yes

Area/ Locality Enter the Area/ Locality YesDistrict Enter the District YesState Enter the State Yes Refer: Annexure IIIEmail Enter the valid Email ID No This field entered by the

user must contain thespecial character "@" and“.”

Telephone No. Enter Telephone No. along withSTD Code

No STD Code + TelephoneNumber should be of 12digits and cannot begin with'0'

Mobile No. Enter the Mobile number Yes 10 digits numberWhether assessedto tax under theIncome-tax Act,1961

Enter one of the following:· Yes· No

Yes Mention one of the data asprescribed in instruction

If yes, latestassessment yearfor which assessed

Enter valid Previous Year YesIf selected'Yes' inabove field

7 Characters in the belowmentioned format:

YYYY-YYEstimated incomefor which thisdeclaration ismade

Enter the Estimated income forwhich this declaration is made

Yes 14 digitsNumeric, Non Negative andNo Decimal

Estimated totalincome of the P.Y.(including incomefor which thisdeclaration ismade)

Enter the estimated total income ofprevious year

Yes 14 digitsNumeric, Non Negative andNo Decimal

Total No. of FormNo. 15G filed

Enter the Total no. of Form no. 15Gfilled

No Numeric, Non Negative andNo Decimal

Aggregate amountof income forwhich FormNo.15G filed

Enter Aggregate amount of incomefor which Form No.15G filed.

No 14 digitsNumeric, Non Negative andNo DecimalNote:- If "Total No. of FormNo. 15G is filed" then thisfield to be made mandatory

Field Name Instruction Mandatoryfiled(Yes/No)

Length of the character

Date on whichDeclaration isreceived

Enter the date on which declarationis received

Yes Enter the date in the belowmentioned format“DD-MMM-YYYY”

Amount of incomepaid

Enter the amount of income paid Yes 14 digitsNumeric, Non Negative andNo Decimal

Date on which theincome has beenpaid/credited

Enter the date on which the incomehas been paid/ credited

Yes Enter the date in the belowmentioned format“DD-MMM-YYYY”

Record Type (Onlyin case ofcorrection)

The following options should bementioned for correction only:· Addition· Deletion· Updation

Yes id, filingtype isselected as“Correction”in Form 15Gtab

Mention one of the data asprescribed in instruction

If Filing Type is selected as"Original" in "Form-15G(consolidated)" tab, thenthis field is greyed out

Annexures

Annexure I:

Status Sub StatusIndividual Do not enter anythingHUF (Hindu Undivided Family) Do not enter anythingBOI (Body of Individuals) Do not enter anythingAOP (Association of Persons) · Trust/Institution Registered u/s 12A

· Primary Agricultural Credit Society/Primary Co-operativeAgricultural Bank

· Rural Development Bank· Any Other Co-operative Bank· Any Other Co-operative Society· Other Trust/Institution· Business Trust· Investment Fund· Trust other than trust eligible to file return in ITR-7· Private Discretionary Trust· Society Registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 or any

law corresponding to that ActAJP (Artificial Juridical Person) · Estate of the Deceased

· Estate of the Insolvent· Other AJP

Firm · Partnership Firm· LLP (Limited Liability Partnership)

Company · Domestic Company· Foreign Company

Annexure II:

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION

AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua And BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijan

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION

BahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State Of)Bonaire, Sint Eustatius And SabaBosnia And HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, The Democratic Republic Of TheCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominica

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION

Dominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island And Mcdonald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City State)HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Republic OfIraqIrelandIsle Of ManIsraelItaly

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION

JamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People'S Republic OfKorea, Republic OfKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People 'S Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMacedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic OfMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia, Federated States OfMoldova, Republic OfMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlands

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION

New CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanOthersPakistanPalauPalestine, State OfPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint BarthelemySaint Helena, Ascension And Tristan Da CunhaSaint Kitts And NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French Part)Saint Pierre And MiquelonSaint Vincent And The GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome And PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch Part)SlovakiaSlovenia

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION

Solomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia And The South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard And Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwan, Province Of ChinaTajikistanTanzania, United Republic OfThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad And TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks And Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic OfViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis And FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Annexure III:

Entre one of the StatesAndaman And Nicobar IslandsAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDelhiForeignGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu & KashmirJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaLadakhLakshadweepMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOdishaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamilnaduTelanganaTripuraUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest Bengal