Add Salary income without Form 16
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:
Navigate to File > Incomes > Salary
Choose the Add Manually option and proceed
Add your employer’s name, category, and address
Enter your salary breakdown, including gross salary, allowances, etc.
Let's understand this with an example. Refer to this sample payslip as a guide for adding the required details.
Based on this you can add the salary breakdown as follows:
Component of Pay Slip Monthly Salary (in ₹) Annual Salary (in ₹) Basic Salary 25,000 3,00,000 House Rent Allowance 12,500 1,50,000 Leave Travel Allowance 5,000 60,000 Other Allowance 5,700 68,400 Other Salary Component 1,800 21,600 Gross Salary 50,000 6,00,000
You can use this information to report in your Income tax return.
You can calculate and claim exempt allowances such as HRA, LTA, etc.
Make sure to claim deductions such as professional tax and entertainment allowance
Standard Deduction is auto-calculated based on your taxable salary.Add TDS details i.e. employer’s TAN and TDS amount. Use Form 26AS to verify TDS credits.
That’s how you can report your salary income and file your ITR without a Form 16!
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