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Form 24Q is the salary return

The 2026 calendar lists Form 24Q with Form 26Q. It is the salary return. 31 October 2026 has not passed. The office is at 515 Trichy Road, Singanallur.

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Quick answer

This page is Form 24Q. Form 26Q stays on the Form 26Q page. Form 27Q stays on the Form 27Q page. Do not send the income-tax password in chat. Call +91 94454 38387.

What the calendar lists

The calendar lists Form 24Q on 31 January for October to December, 31 May for January to March, 31 July for April to June, and 31 October for July to September. The January, May, and July 2026 dates have passed. 31 October 2026 has not passed. The return for October to December 2026 is not a later row on this calendar. A holiday can move a date by a day or two. Confirm the open date on the portal before it is filed.

What it is not

Form 26Q reports non-salary payments such as contractors, professional fees, rent, and commission. Filing Form 24Q does not file Form 26Q. Form 27Q is for a payment to a non-resident. The deposit of the tax is the 7th, for the previous month, on the TDS payment page. Form 16 follows once the quarterly salary returns for the relevant period are in order. That certificate is on the Form 16 page. This page does not state a due date for that certificate. Confirm the date on TRACES. The section and the rate stay on the rates page. A percentage is not copied here.

PF and ESI are payroll payments on the 15th. They are not this return. The income-tax return where tax audit applies is a different filing, also listed on 31 October 2026, on the audit-case page. Filing one does not file the other.

If a return is late

Interest and late fees depend on the delay. The amount is the one the portal shows. It is not stated on this page.

Before the return is filed

  1. Send the salary list for the quarter, and the challans for the tax deducted.
  2. The desk confirms that the return is Form 24Q and that 31 October is still open.
  3. You approve the draft. The return is filed after that approval.
  4. The acknowledgement is shared after the portal accepts the return.

The return is quoted before it is filed. The first discussion is free. The length depends on the file.

Common questions

Has the 31 October 2026 return passed?

No. The calendar lists Form 24Q on 31 October for July to September, and that date has not passed. The 31 January, 31 May, and 31 July 2026 rows have passed. Confirm the date on the portal.

Is Form 24Q the same as Form 26Q?

No. Form 24Q is the salary return. Form 26Q reports non-salary payments such as contractors, professional fees, rent, and commission. Filing one does not file the other.

Does this page state a Form 16 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 for that certificate. The rate is not copied here.

Related pages

Form 26QNon-salary payments Form 16The salary certificate TDS paymentThe 7th is the deposit PF and ESIThe 15th is a different payment

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