Lower Deduction Certificate (Form 13) in India
A Form 13 application asking the assessing officer to certify a lower rate, where the standard deduction rate is well above your actual liability and is parking your cash with the department.
15–45 business days
INR
What we will need from you
Upload these once. They are stored encrypted and reused across every service you buy from us.
From the company
Estimated income computation for the current year
Income-tax Act 1961, section 197 / 206C(9); Form 13 annexures (TRACES FAQ 16)'Upload the document in tiff, .pdf, .zip, JPEG formats only. Size of file should not be larger than 5MB.'
Read at source on 2026-09-14Computation of estimated total income for any of the four previous years
Form 13 (TRACES FAQ 16)tiff / pdf / zip / JPEG, max 5 MB
Read at source on 2026-09-14Note justifying the issue of the certificate
Form 13 (TRACES FAQ 16)tiff / pdf / zip / JPEG, max 5 MB
Read at source on 2026-09-14Registration / exemption certificate, where relied on
Form 13 (TRACES FAQ 16)tiff / pdf / zip / JPEG, max 5 MB
Read at source on 2026-09-14Assessment orders for the last four assessment years
Form 13 (TRACES FAQ 16)tiff / pdf / zip / JPEG, max 5 MB
Read at source on 2026-09-14Return of income
Form 13 (TRACES FAQ 16)tiff / pdf / zip / JPEG, max 5 MB
Read at source on 2026-09-14Details of income claimed to be exempt, and any other document
Form 13 (TRACES FAQ 16)tiff / pdf / zip / JPEG, max 5 MB
Read at source on 2026-09-14Annexure data: deductor TAN(s) and amounts (Annexure I / III), or amounts without TAN (Annexure II)
Form 13 Annexures I-III (TRACES FAQ 7)
Read at source on 2026-09-14Active PAN registered on TRACES as taxpayer, and DSC or e-verification (net banking / Aadhaar / mobile OTP)
TRACES FAQ 2, 20 and 22
Read at source on 2026-09-14
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Government feeNo government or competitor page read on 14-Sep-2026 states the fee position in words for a Form 13 application for a lower/nil deduction certificate under s.197. The TRACES Form 13 FAQ describes the application without mentioning any charge. Deliberately left unavailable rather than asserted as nil. Silence in the statute is not a citation for a zero fee. | Confirmed before payment |
| Comriq professional feeper application | ₹6,999 |
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Document Verification
Entity and signatory documents validated.
Application Filed
Filed on the authority's portal.
Certificate Issued
Certificate delivered to your portal.
What this costs, in full
- Comriq professional feeper application
₹6,999₹5,949- Government feeSet by Income Tax Department, Government of India
Exact government fee confirmed before payment — we never mark it up.
+ 18% GST
Total from
₹6,999₹5,949
Our fee only. The government fee is confirmed before payment and is not in this figure.
Launch pricing · 15% off our fee15% off our professional fee until 31 December 2026. Government fees are charged at cost and are never discounted — we collect them on the authority's behalf and cannot charge less than it does.
Government fees are charged at cost, exactly as the authority bills them — we add nothing to them. Where the authority publishes no figure, or publishes a schedule, we confirm the exact amount before you pay, so this total is a minimum: we never substitute a plausible number.
This price is exclusive of GST. GST at 18% is added at checkout on our professional fee. Government fees are collected at cost on your behalf and are not taxed. Clients outside India are zero-rated.
Indicative guidance — confirmed before payment
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Income Tax Department, Government of India and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.