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First time filing income tax? Here's all you need to know about Form 16 and Form 26AS
April, 26th 2017

With the end of the financial year, the process to file tax return has been started. The salaried class people must have already started the process by downloading the necessary forms from the official income tax department website.

Amid the process, the government and Supreme Court is still battling with making Aadhaar card mandatory to file income tax return.

On March 21, the government had announced that it has made Aadhaar card mandatory to file ITR and applying for permanent account number (PAN). PAN number is mandatory to file income tax returns.

The deadline to do this is June 30, 2017. The rules also state that the name on PAN card and Aadhaar must match. But, last week the apex court questioned the Centre's move.

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So, even if Aadhaar becomes necessary, depending on Court's decision, you have to take care about two forms: Form 16 and Form 26AS.

What is Form 16?

According to Cleartax, 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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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.


Details required:

TDS Deducted by Employer
TAN of Employer
PAN of Employer
Name and Address of Employer
Current Assessment Year
Your (Taxpayer’s) Name and Address
Your PAN
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.
Details required

Taxable Salary
Breakup of Section 80C Deductions
Aggregate of Section 80C Deductions(Gross & Deductible Amount)
TDS (Tax Deducted at Source)
Tax Payable or Refund Due
What is Form 26AS?

Your Tax Credit Statement / Form 26-AS is an important document for tax filing. Instead of manually downloading your Form-26AS for filing your I-T Returns, you can directly import your 26AS information while filing your Income Tax Returns.

The form can be downloaded from TRACES (TDS Reconciliation Analysis and Correction Enabling System) which is part of Income Tax Department. It is linked with your PAN. You can view the form from FY09 onwards.

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As per Cleartax, you can downliad and view Form 26AS through the TRACES website in eight simple steps:

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