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Use this page as a reference for the master data used across TDS APIs.

Nature of payments

The tables below reflect the published Form 138, Form 140, and Form 144 reference data fetched on July 7, 2026.

Form 138

Form 140

For Form 140 rows that differ by payee type, the code column shows both values in the format individual_or_huf, other_payees.

Form 144

TCS

Reason for lower deduction

Form 138

Form 140

Form 144

Form 27EQ

Minor head

Form 138

Form 140

Form 144

Form 27EQ

Deductor type

Deductee type

State

Country

Nature of remittances

TIN-FC error codes and messages

TIN-FC e-file API can return the following error codes and messages.