FAQ
- (+) General
- What is Form 16 / 16A?
- Is there any format for these certificates?
- How are these forms generated?
- What is the due date for the issue of these certificates?
- Due to non availability of PAN, tax has been deducted at higher rate. How can deductor provide Form 16 (Part A) / Form 16A without availability of PAN?
- What are the different matching statuses in Form 16 / Form 16A?
- Tax has been deducted at the rate of 20% due to non-availability of PAN. How can I issue Form 16A?
- What should I do if I am not getting Form 16 from TRACES?
- How are the particulars of those employees who are employed with more than one employer in a financial year to be shown in Form 16?
- I have worked with different branch offices during the financial year. How will information for Part B appear in my Form 16?
- What are the guidelines for an employer to deduct TDS and issue Form16?
- What are the details available in TDS certificate (Form 16 / 16A)?
- What can I do if I am unable to get the TDS certificate (Form 16 / 16A)?
- I have not received TDS certificate from my employer. Can I claim TDS deducted from my salary?
- If a deductee comes back stating that the original TDS certificate is lost, can a duplicate certificate be issued?
- Even if no taxes have been deducted from salary, is there any need for my employer to issue Form 16 to me?
- If I am receiving my pension through a bank who will issue Form 16 or pension statement to me - the bank or my former employer?
- What is a certificate number?
- How can I request for Form 16 / 16A?
- Can deductor download Form 16 without being registered on TRACES?
- I have submitted download request for Form 16 for all employees. All forms have been successfully downloaded except one. What should I do?
- While submitting request to download Form 16 / 16A, deductor has entered details correctly in Part 1 and Part 2 in validation details screen, yet it shows error as 'Invalid Details' in Part 1 and Part 2. What should deductor do?
- Is there any data downloading limit for Form 16 / 16A?
- I am unable to download Form 16 / 16A as the number of PANs for which Form 16 / 16A were submitted was higher, however the PDFs generated were less. What should I do?
- What is the password for opening Form 16 / 16A text file?
- Registered user on TRACES has updated the communication and address details on TRACES. However while downloading Form 16A, it shows a different address. How can deductor edit address details in Form 16A?
- Can form 16/16 A be downloaded from TRACES without making any tax deduction for specific quarter/ financial year?
- Can I make any changes in the certificate generated by TDS CPC?
- Can Form 16 (Part A) / Form 16A be issued manually?
- What should I do in case company name is updated incorrectly in Form 16 (Part A) / Form 16A?
- What are the editable fields in TDS certificate downloaded from TRACES?
- How can I edit or add detail of authorized person in Form 16 / Form 16A?
- What are the different dates available on Form 16 / 16A?
- Can I edit address details of Tax Payer (Deductee) on Form 16 / 16A?
- When I tried to generate Form 16 / 16A by using PDF converter, I am getting an error "O PDF files generated successfully". What should I do?
- While converting the file by using PDF converter, I am getting an error, "The file is tampered". How to rectify the error?
- While trying to download the TRACES PDF Converter Utility, I am getting an error message, "Unable to access the Jar File". What should I do?
- From where can I download JRE 1.7v?







