India Audit Lens
Build, validate, review, and file a TDS or TCS statement
IndiaAuditLens owns the return calculation, reviewed source revision, statutory TXT, official Protean FVU result and artifact lineage. Quicko is the primary external service for supported CSI, direct filing, status…
By India Audit Lens product team · Updated 2026-08-03
Before you begin
Confirm the TAN, financial year, form and quarter in the workspace header. Complete Data, Compute, Validate and source approval for that exact scope. Resolve missing PAN, challan, deposit-date, rate, interest, fee, default and tie-out issues. Confirm that the preparer and approver are different eligible users. Obtain the current CSI through the supported OTP route or the approved CSI-file intake shown by the workspace. Enter credentials and one-time codes only in the dedicated controlled fields. Do not put them in notes, uploaded files, AuditIQ or support messages.
Build or import the statutory TXT
Open TXT & FVU for the required statement. Confirm that the current source revision is approved. Select Build IndiaAuditLens TXT when the owned builder is available. To continue from a TXT prepared in another approved utility, use Verified external TXT input. This intake is supported for regular 24Q, 26Q, 27Q and 27EQ statements in Q1–Q4 when the workspace displays it as available. For an imported TXT, select the exact .txt, verify its SHA-256, add the workpaper or utility reference, confirm its scope and import it. Wait for the stored TXT job to succeed and review its immutable hash and…
An imported TXT must match the workspace TAN, financial year, form and quarter. Import creates a reviewable input artifact; it does not establish that the TXT is valid, approved or filed.
Obtain the CSI and run official FVU
Open CSI. Use the Quicko TAN-and-OTP flow when it is available, or upload the approved same-scope CSI file through the local route displayed by the workspace. Confirm the CSI coverage and that the saved CSI belongs to the same TAN and filing period. Return to TXT & FVU and select Generate FVU. IndiaAuditLens runs the applicable official Protean FVU line for the statement year. Wait for the stored job to finish. If FVU fails, review the displayed error code, field/path, record, line, challan or deductee location. Download the original report when needed, correct the source, approve the new…
The FVU stage is not disabled merely because Quicko processing is unavailable. The official local validator and portal package route remain separate from Quicko's external services.
Approve the exact FVU
Open Approve FVU. Confirm the form, quarter and year. Compare the displayed TXT and FVU SHA-256 values with the artifacts you reviewed. Review the successful official validation result. A reviewer who is different from the preparer selects the confirmation and clicks Approve exact FVU.
Approval is bound to one source revision and one FVU hash. Rebuilding or replacing an upstream artifact requires a fresh review and approval.
File through Quicko when available
Open File. If the workspace shows Live filing ready, review the exact approved FVU and scope again. Enter your IndiaAuditLens password and authenticator code in the dedicated step-up fields. Confirm the irreversible filing statement and select Confirm & e-file once. Monitor the existing attempt; do not create another submission merely because processing is pending. After an acknowledgement is received, open Status & certificates, verify it independently against the portal and record the reconciliation.
Quicko availability is evaluated for the exact return. A service outage or unsupported operation does not invalidate the IndiaAuditLens calculation or approved FVU.
File through the official portal fallback
Open File and locate Official portal filing route. Select Prepare official upload ZIP. The action is available only for the current successful and approved FVU. Download the official upload ZIP and keep its displayed SHA-256 with the workpaper. This upload ZIP contains only the exact approved .fvu file required by the portal. The separate filing evidence archive contains the source, validation and supporting reports; do not upload that evidence archive. Open the official e-Filing portal from the workspace and upload the official upload ZIP under the firm's authorised process. Do not mark…
IndiaAuditLens records the official portal route separately from a Quicko acknowledgement. The status remains Portal package ready until a real portal receipt is recorded.
Expected result
The current approved source is linked to its exact TXT, CSI, official validation result and FVU. The statement then has either a reconciled Quicko acknowledgement or an independently recorded official-portal receipt. The UI distinguishes preparation, package-ready, acknowledgement-pending and filed/reconciled states.