What
is Form 16?
Income Tax Form 16
is a certificate from your employer. It certifies that TDS has been deducted on
your salary by the employer. If an employer deducts TDS on salary, he must
issue income tax Form 16 as per tax rules of India . Form no 16 is issued once in
a year, on or before 31st May of the next year immediately following the
financial year in which tax is deducted.
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Understanding
Form 16
One of the most
important income tax form is Form 16. It contain most of the information you
need to prepare your income tax return in India . Form 16 has two parts Part A
and Part B.
Form 16 Part A has
- Name and address of the employer
- TAN & PAN of employer
- PAN of the employee
- Summary of tax deducted & deposited quarterly,
which is certified by the employer
- Assessment Year
- Period of employment with the employer
- Form 16 Part A must be generated and downloaded
through Traces portal
- Part A of the Form 16 also has a unique TDS
Certificate Number.
Form 16 Part B has
- Detailed breakup of salary paid
- Deductions allowed under the income tax act (under
chapter VIA)
- Relief under section 89
- If you have held more than one job during the
year, you’ll have more than one Form 16.
- Part B is prepared by the employer manually and
issued along with Part A.