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:

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.
   
   

   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.
   
   
   

5. You can calculate and claim exempt allowances such as HRA, LTA, etc.
   
   

6. Make sure to claim deductions such as professional tax and entertainment allowance
   
   
   

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

   
   
   

7. 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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