TDS · the certificate, not the return
Form 16A is the quarterly certificate for non-salary TDS. Form 16 is the annual certificate for salary. The certificate is downloaded from TRACES. The office is at 515 Trichy Road, Singanallur.
This page is the certificate. The quarterly return stays on the TDS return page. The section and the rate stay on the rates page. A salary figure that disagrees with AIS stays on the Form 16 page. Do not send the TRACES or income-tax password in chat. Call +91 94454 38387.
Form 16A is the quarterly certificate for non-salary TDS. That includes a payment to a contractor, a professional fee, rent, commission, or interest where tax was deducted. The deductor downloads it from TRACES. A provisional note sent before that download is not Form 16A.
Form 16 is the certificate from the employer for salary and the tax deducted on that salary. It follows once the quarterly salary returns for the relevant period are in order. Those returns are Form 24Q. This page does not state a due date for either certificate. Confirm the date on TRACES.
The quarterly return is a different filing. Form 26Q reports non-salary payments. Form 27Q is a payment to a non-resident. That return is on the Form 27Q page. The dates are on the TDS return page. 31 October 2026 is the July to September return, and that date has not passed. The deposit of the tax is the 7th, for the previous month. That challan is 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. The credit in a return should follow 26AS. If the certificate shows more tax than 26AS, the deductor corrects the statement before that extra credit is used. An employee comparing Form 16 with AIS uses the Form 16 page.
The certificate is quoted before it is issued. The first discussion is free. The length depends on the file. The Coimbatore desk is the TDS return page.
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.
This page does not state a due date. The certificate is downloaded from TRACES. Confirm the date there. A provisional note from the deductor is not Form 16A.
No. Form 26AS shows the tax credit. The credit in a return should follow 26AS. If the certificate and 26AS disagree, the deductor corrects the statement before the extra credit is used.
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