1. e-Tutorial
TRACES PDF Generation Utility
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2. How to download the utility
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3. Downloading Utility From Home Screen
• TRACES PDF Generation Utility can be downloaded from deductor tab in TRACES
home screen
Under ‘Deductor’ tab in TRACES
home screen, click on ‘Download
PDF Generator’ under Quick Links
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4. Downloading Utility From Home Screen (contd.)
Click on ‘TRACES PDF
Generation Utility’
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5. Downloading Utility After Logging In
• TRACES PDF Generation Utility can be also be downloaded from ‘Requested
Downloads’ screen after logging in to TRACES
Login to TRACES as a
deductor by entering
User Id and Password
and clicking on ‘Go’
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6. Downloading Utility After Logging In (contd.) – Landing Page
Landing page will be
displayed
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7. Downloading Utility After Logging In (contd.) – Requested Downloads
Click on ‘Requested
Downloads’ under
‘Downloads’ menu
Click on ‘TRACES PDF
Generation Utility’ to
start the download
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8. How to install the utility
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9. Installing PDF Generation Utility
Click on ‘Run’
Click ‘Next’
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10. Installing PDF Generation Utility (contd.)
Select 2nd
option
Click ‘Next’
Default folder will be in ‘C’
drive. Click on ‘Browse’ to
change folder destination
Click ‘Next’
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11. Installing PDF Generation Utility (contd.)
Click ‘Next’
Select checkbox to
create shortcut icon on
your desktop
Click ‘Next’
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12. Installing PDF Generation Utility (contd.)
Click ‘Next’
Installation in progress.
Wait till installation is
complete.
Clicking on ‘Cancel’
will abort installation
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13. Installing PDF Generation Utility (contd.)
Installation
completed. Click on
‘Finish’
• The utility can be launched by clicking on the desktop icon
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14. PDF Generation Utility
Select Form 16 / 16A zip file
(text), enter password and
select destination folder to
save PDF files
Select digital certificate to
digitally sign the PDF files.
This is not mandatory
Certificate details
will be displayed
here
Click on ‘Proceed’ to
continue with
generation of PDF
files
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15. PDF Files
• Separate PDF files will be generated for each PAN and will be saved in the destination
folder selected by you
• User can opt to manually sign Form 16 / 16A PDFs after printing them
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