How to Get Valid DSC in Form 16A of TRACES [1 Attachment]

[Nitesh More]

Have you noticed that when you receive Form 16A / Form16 in soft copy with DSC (Digital Signature Certificate) of TRACES , you will see the DSC at the bottom of the Form displayed with a "Question Mark" and message "Validity Unknown". Like this

Do you want to convert this DSC as a valid DSC like this 

If yes Kindly see the attached file for step by step navigation.

Please Note:

1. You will require Adobe Reader 9 or above (I have not tried on lower version)
2. Once you validate the a DSC all forms will be validated having the same DSC.
3. You have to perform the attached procedure on all the systems on which you want to get the valid DSC on same form.

 

with regards,

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CA. Mukesh Saran
M.Com.,FCA, DISA(ICAI)