Form 16 & Form 16A Issuance
Downloaded from TRACES, not typed.
Form 16 is the certificate an employer issues each employee by 15 June, and Form 16A the equivalent for non-salary deductions, issued quarterly. Both must be downloaded from the TRACES portal — a certificate typed up in a spreadsheet is not valid and will not match the deductee's 26AS.
Part A comes from TRACES and carries the challan and deduction detail; Part B is the salary computation and is prepared by the employer. Both parts must agree with the 24Q return already filed.
Where a certificate cannot be generated it is almost always because the TDS return has a defect — an unmatched challan or an invalid PAN — which has to be corrected first.
What is included
- TDS returns reconciled against challans
- Part A downloaded from TRACES
- Part B salary computation prepared
- Certificates digitally signed and distributed
What we need from you
- TAN and TRACES credentials
- Quarterly TDS returns already filed
- Salary structure and employee investment declarations
- Challan details for the year
Questions
What is the due date for issuing Form 16?
15 June following the financial year. Form 16A is quarterly, due fifteen days after the TDS return due date. Late issue carries ₹100 per day per certificate under section 272A(2)(g).
Also in Income tax
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