TAX Filing
Form 16/ 16A is the certificate of deduction of tax at source and issued on deduction of tax by the employer on behalf of the employees. These certificates provide details of TDS / TCS for various transactions between deductor and deductee. It is mandatory to issue these certificates to Tax Payers.
Form 16 is your salary TDS certificate.
- If your income from salary for the financial year is more than the basic exemption limit of Rs 2,50,000 your employer is required, by the Income Tax Act, to deduct TDS on your salary and deposit it with the government.
- If you have also disclosed your income from other heads to your employer, they will consider your total income for TDS deduction.
- If your income is below the basic exemption limit, your employer will not deduct any TDS and may not issue this form to you.
- If you have worked with more than one employer during the year, you will have more than one Form 16.
This Form 16 is a certificate, where the employer is certifying details regarding the salary you have earned during the year and how much TDS has been deducted. It has two parts – Part A and Part B.
Part A has information of the employer & employee, like name & address, PAN and TAN details, the period of employment, details of TDS deducted & deposited with the government.
Part B includes details of salary paid, other incomes, deductions allowed, tax payable etc.
Form 16 is a certificate issued to salaried individuals from their employer when he deducts tax from the employee salary. In simple words, it is an acknowledgement which states your deducted tax has been deposited with the Income Tax department.