E05Tax & compliance

AI tds clerk for small business TDS clerk. Tracks TDS deductions, deposits and quarterly returns.

  • 6 tasks
  • 2 it does alone
  • 4 need your OK

Sample of the agent's work, drawn from its real task list.

01In plain words

How the AI tds clerk works

The AI tds clerk is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that tracks TDS deductions, deposits and quarterly returns. It does 6 defined tasks — 2 on its own and 4 only after the owner's OK — in TRACES, income-tax portal, books.

1

It starts when…

  • Vendor payment
  • 7th of month
  • Quarter end
2

It does the work

  • Compute deductions and lower-deduction cases
  • Check 26AS credits for receipts
3

It asks you before…

Tax deposits and return filing

02Every task

6 tasks, each one marked.

  1. Identify TDS sections on vendor paymentsNeeds your OK
  2. Compute deductions and lower-deduction casesDoes it alone
  3. Prepare challan 281 for deposit approvalNeeds your OK
  4. Prepare quarterly 24Q/26Q return data for the CANeeds your OK
  5. Download Form 16A from TRACES and share with vendorsNeeds your OK
  6. Check 26AS credits for receiptsDoes it alone

Works in

  • TRACES
  • income-tax portal
  • books

Alerts you when

  • Deposit due by the 7th

You'll know it's working by

Late-fee avoided, defaults

Who it is for

Businesses paying rent, contractors, professionals

Takes over routine work from

Accountant time

03How much it may do

Safe by design, in two plain labels.

Autonomy · L2

Acts on your approval

It does the work and waits for your yes before anything goes out.

Risk · R4

Money and statutory

It touches payments or government filings, so it always prepares and waits for your OK.

Every agent also reads back actions, keeps an audit log, asks when unsure, learns from your corrections, reports in the daily briefing and stops on the kill switch.

FAQAI tds clerk

Quick answers

What does an AI tds clerk do?

The AI tds clerk is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that tracks TDS deductions, deposits and quarterly returns. It does 6 defined tasks — 2 on its own and 4 only after the owner's OK — in TRACES, income-tax portal, books.

What does the AI tds clerk ask me before acting?

It asks before: Tax deposits and return filing. It reads the action back in one message and waits for your yes; routine steps run within the limits you set.

Which apps does the AI tds clerk work in?

It works in TRACES, income-tax portal, books. No new software is needed; it uses what the business already has.

Who is the AI tds clerk for?

It is built for businesses paying rent, contractors, professionals. It takes over routine work from accountant time, while people keep the judgement calls.

Does the AI tds clerk run on a phone?

Runs today on Autowhat's Android agent (early access), on a business phone. See the Android X page for how the phone agent works.

05Hire it

Put the AI tds clerk to work. We set it up in your apps.

A 30-minute working session: an engineer maps this agent to your phone, WhatsApp and the apps it needs, and agrees what it must ask you before.