Form 16 is a document issued by your employer that helps you report your salary in the tax return. However, you may not receive Form 16 for the following reasons

• Salary income is below the taxable limit and no TDS has been deducted
• Your employer is yet to file the TDS Return and generate Form 16s

Steps to add salary income using pay slips:

1. Navigate to File > Incomes > Salary
   



2. Choose the Add Manually option and proceed
   
3. Add your employer’s name, category, and address
4. Enter your salary breakdown, including gross salary, allowances, etc

1. Let's understand this with an example. Refer to this sample pay slip as a guide for adding the required details.
   

1. Based on this you can add the salary breakdown as follows

1. You can use this information to report in your Income tax return.
   
   
2. You can calculate and claim exempt allowances such as HRA, LTA, etc.
   
3. Make sure to claim deductions such as professional tax and entertainment allowance
   

1. Add TDS details i.e. employer’s TAN and TDS amount. Use Form 26AS to verify TDS credits.
   

Note: Standard Deduction is auto-calculated based on your taxable salary.