{"id":2125,"date":"2020-11-24T17:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T11:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tickertape.in\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2021-04-06T11:22:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T05:52:20","slug":"form-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Decoding Form 16: significance, components, and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The deadline to file your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/what-is-income-tax\/\">income tax<\/a> return for the Financial Year 2019-20 and Assessment Year 2020-21 is postponed to 30<sup>th<\/sup> Nov 2020. And if you are a salaried individual, sorting out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/what-is-form16\/\">Form 16<\/a> is a must before filing your returns. In this article, let us look at what Form 16 is and why it\u2019s important to collect yours from your employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#Meaning\">What is Form 16?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#Significance\">Significance of Form 16<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#Issue\">When is Form 16 issued?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#Components\">Components of the salary certificate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#Details\">Details from Form 16 required to file ITR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#Variants\">Form 16A and Form 16B<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#FAQs\">FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#What-is-Form-16\" title=\"What is Form 16?\">What is Form 16?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#Significance-of-Form-16\" title=\"Significance of Form 16\">Significance of Form 16<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#When-is-Form-16-issued\" title=\"When is Form 16 issued?\">When is Form 16 issued?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#Components-of-the-salary-certificate\" title=\"Components of the salary certificate\">Components of the salary certificate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#Part-A-of-Form-16\" title=\"Part A of Form 16\">Part A of Form 16<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#Part-B-of-Form-16\" title=\"Part B of Form 16\">Part B of Form 16<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#Details-from-Form-16-required-to-file-ITR\" title=\"Details from Form 16 required to file ITR\">Details from Form 16 required to file ITR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#Form-16A-and-Form-16B\" title=\"Form 16A and Form 16B\">Form 16A and Form 16B<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#FAQs\" title=\"FAQs\">FAQs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#How-to-download-Form-16\" title=\"How to download Form 16?\">How to download Form 16?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#How-to-get-Form-16\" title=\"How to get Form 16?\">How to get Form 16?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#What-should-you-verify-in-Form-16\" title=\"What should you verify in Form 16?\">What should you verify in Form 16?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#What-happens-when-your-employer-doesnt-furnish-Form-16\" title=\"What happens when your employer doesn\u2019t furnish Form 16?\">What happens when your employer doesn\u2019t furnish Form 16?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#Should-you-file-ITR-if-your-employer-doesnt-issue-Form-16\" title=\"Should you file ITR if your employer doesn\u2019t issue Form 16?\">Should you file ITR if your employer doesn\u2019t issue Form 16?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/form-16\/#What-happens-if-you-were-employed-by-more-than-one-employer-during-a-financial-year\" title=\"What happens if you were employed by more than one employer during a financial year?\">What happens if you were employed by more than one employer during a financial year?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Meaning\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>What is Form 16?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Form 16 is issued under Section 203 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by an employer to their employee for tax deducted at source (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/what-is-tds-and-how-to-file-it\/\">TDS<\/a>) from the latter\u2019s salary income. It is the summary of the amount paid\/credited to the employee and taxes deducted thereon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Significance\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Significance-of-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>Significance of Form 16<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Form 16 serves the following purposes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Since Form 16 has your TDS details for a financial year, it is an&nbsp; important source of information when filing your income tax return (ITR)<\/li><li>Form 16 is proof of TDS deduction on salary from your income and is an important document for tax compliance<\/li><li>You can furnish this form as proof during any income tax-related scrutiny<\/li><li>Some organizations require you to submit Form 16 from your previous employer as part of the onboarding process<\/li><li>Banks and other financial institutions accept Form 16 as a valid proof of income, which is crucial to get approval on loans<\/li><li>In case you are to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/effective-money-saving-travel-hacks\/\">travel<\/a> abroad, certain visa checklists require you to submit Form 16<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Issue\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When-is-Form-16-issued\"><\/span><strong>When is <\/strong><strong>Form 16<\/strong><strong> issued?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the current guidelines, an employer is required to issue Form 16 annually on or before 15<sup>th<\/sup> Jun of the year following the financial year in which TDS was deducted. In case there was no tax deducted at source in a given year, the employer will not issue Form 16 for that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Components\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Components-of-the-salary-certificate\"><\/span><strong>Components of the salary certificate<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Form 16 has two components: Part A and Part B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part-A-of-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>Part A of Form 16<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This part mentions the details of tax deducted at source on the employee\u2019s salary income:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Name and address of the employer<\/li><li>TAN and PAN of the employer<\/li><li>Assessment Year (AY)<\/li><li>Summary of the amount paid\/credited to the employee<\/li><li>Date and amount of tax deducted at source on a quarterly basis<\/li><li>Date of tax deposited with the government<\/li><li>Acknowledgement number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-tds-on-salary\/\">TDS on salary<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your employer can generate and download Part A of Form 16 via the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tdscpc.gov.in\/app\/login.xhtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> TRACES portal<\/a>. Before issuing this form, your employer should authenticate its contents. In case you change your job or work with more than one employer in a given financial year, each employer will issue a separate Part A of Form 16 for the period of your employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part-B-of-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>Part B of Form 16<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An annexure to Part A, Part B of Form 16 includes the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Detailed salary breakup including gross income, house rent allowance, gratuity, leave travel allowance, and leave encashment<\/li><li>Allowances exempt under Section 10<\/li><li>Deductions under Chapter VI-A<\/li><li>Net taxable salary<\/li><li>Education Cess and surcharge, if any<\/li><li>Rebates under Section 87, 89<\/li><li>Total tax payable<\/li><li>Tax deducted<\/li><li>Balance tax payable or refund<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you change your job in a financial year, you need not ask for Part B of Form 16 from each of your employers. Requesting the form from either of them is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the above, Form 16 has specific fields for the following deductions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Section 80C deductions such as life <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/what-is-an-insurance-premium\/\">insurance premium<\/a> paid and PPF contribution made<\/li><li>Health insurance premium paid under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/section-80d-of-income-tax\/\">Section 80D<\/a><\/li><li>Contribution made to a pension fund under Section 80CCC<\/li><li>Employee\u2019s contribution to a pension scheme under Section 80CCD (1)<\/li><li>Taxpayer\u2019s self-contribution made to a pension scheme under Section 80CCD (1B)<\/li><li>Employer\u2019s contribution made to a pension scheme under Section 80CCD (2)<\/li><li>Interest income on savings account under Section 80TTA<\/li><li>Interest paid on higher education loan under Section 80E<\/li><li>Donations made under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/learn-about-80g-income-tax\/\">Section 80G<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Details\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Details-from-Form-16-required-to-file-ITR\"><\/span><strong>Details from Form 16 required to file ITR<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll require the following information from Form 16 when filing your ITR for FY 2019-20 (AY 2020-21):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>TAN and PAN of your employer<\/li><li>Name and address of your employer<\/li><li>Your name and address<\/li><li>Current assessment year<\/li><li>Taxable salary<\/li><li>TDS deducted by your employer<\/li><li>Items exempt under Section 10<\/li><li>Breakup of deductions under Section 16<\/li><li>Income\/loss from house property offered for TDS<\/li><li>Income under the head Other Sources offered for TDS<\/li><li>Breakup of deductions under Section 80C<\/li><li>Aggregate of deductions under Section 80C<\/li><li>Tax payable or refund due<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Variants\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Form-16A-and-Form-16B\"><\/span><strong>Form 16A and Form 16B<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There two other types of Form 16:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Form 16A is a certificate that details TDS deducted on income other than salary. As such, you may receive a Form 16A from your bank when it deducts TDS on rent receipts, interest income from fixed deposits, and others<\/li><li>Form 16B is a certificate for TDS deducted on the sale of the property. In this case, the buyer deducts and deposits the TDS on your behalf to the Income Tax Department.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"FAQs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-download-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>How to download Form 16?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Form 16 isn\u2019t available for download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-get-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>How to get Form 16?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can get Form 16 from your employer. In case you leave your job, you can still request it from your employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-should-you-verify-in-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>What should you verify in Form 16?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On receiving Form 16, ensure to check the accuracy of all the details. In case the details are incorrect, reach out to your HR, or Payroll or Finance Department to get it rectified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-happens-when-your-employer-doesnt-furnish-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>What happens when your employer doesn\u2019t furnish Form 16?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An employer paying salary to their employees is mandated to deduct TDS on salary before paying it to you. And any person who deducts tax at source has to present a certificate detailing the TDS deduction on salary and deposited on behalf of the taxpayer. If they delay or fail to issue Form 16 by the specified date, which is currently 15<sup>th<\/sup> Jun, they are liable to pay Rs 100 per day as penalty till the date of default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should-you-file-ITR-if-your-employer-doesnt-issue-Form-16\"><\/span><strong>Should you file ITR if your employer doesn\u2019t issue Form 16?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While your employer is responsible to deduct tax on salary and furnish Form 16 to you, it is your responsibility to pay income tax and file your income tax return. Ergo, if your employer doesn\u2019t furnish Form 16 or doesn\u2019t deduct tax at source but your total income from all 5 heads of income as per the IT Act falls under one of the tax slabs, you must pay your taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-happens-if-you-were-employed-by-more-than-one-employer-during-a-financial-year\"><\/span><strong>What happens if you were employed by more than one employer during a financial year?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In cases like this, all the employers who had employed you in the year will issue Form 16 for the entire financial year. The form will summarise the TDS deducted and deposited for all 4 quarters of the financial year. However, you may choose to request Part B of Form 16 from each of the last employers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Form 16 summarises the TDS that your employer has cut on behalf of you from your salary income. 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