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Form 16 is the salary certificate

Form 16 is the annual certificate from the employer for salary and the tax deducted on that salary. It follows once Form 24Q is in order. This page does not state a due date. The office is at 515 Trichy Road, Singanallur.

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Quick answer

This page is Form 16. Form 16A stays on the Form 16A page. A figure that disagrees with AIS stays on the mismatch page. Do not send the TRACES or income-tax password in chat. Call +91 94454 38387.

Which certificate

Form 16 is the annual certificate from the employer for salary and the tax deducted on that salary. Collect Part A and Part B from all employers for the financial year. It follows once the quarterly salary returns for the relevant period are in order. Those returns are Form 24Q. That return is on the Form 24Q page. This page does not state a due date. Confirm the date on TRACES.

Form 16A is the quarterly certificate for non-salary TDS, such as a vendor payment or interest where tax was deducted. That certificate is on the Form 16A page. Downloading one does not issue the other.

What it is not

The quarterly return is a different filing. Filing Form 24Q does not by itself issue Form 16. Form 26Q reports non-salary payments. That return is on the Form 26Q page. Form 27Q is a payment to a non-resident. The deposit of the tax is the 7th, for the previous month, on the TDS payment page. It is not the certificate. The section and the rate stay on the rates page. A percentage is not copied here.

Form 26AS shows the tax credit. That statement is on the Form 26AS page. The credit in a return should follow 26AS. If Form 16 shows more tax deducted than 26AS, ask the employer to correct the statement before you rely on the extra credit. The salary can still be shown. Form 16 is the employer certificate. Bank interest, a second employer, and other AIS rows that are yours still belong in the return. That check is on the mismatch page.

Before it is issued

  1. Send the Form 24Q acknowledgements for the relevant period, and the salary list for the year.
  2. The desk confirms the returns are in order on TRACES, and that the certificate is Form 16, Part A and Part B.
  3. You approve the draft. The certificate is downloaded after that approval.
  4. The PDF is shared after TRACES generates it.

The certificate is quoted before it is issued. The first discussion is free. The length depends on the file.

Common questions

Is Form 16 the same as Form 16A?

No. Form 16 is the annual certificate for salary and the tax deducted on that salary. Form 16A is the quarterly certificate for non-salary TDS, such as a vendor payment or interest where tax was deducted.

Does this page state a due date?

No. Form 16 follows once the quarterly salary returns for the relevant period are in order. This page does not state a due date. Confirm the date on TRACES.

Should the return copy only Form 16?

No. Form 16 is the employer certificate. Bank interest, a second employer, and other AIS rows that are yours still belong in the return. That check is on the mismatch page.

Related pages

Form 24QThe salary return Form 16AThe non-salary certificate Form 26ASThe tax credit Form 16 and AISWhen the figures differ TDS paymentThe 7th is the deposit

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