Deducting TDS is half the duty — issuing the certificate that proves it is the other half. Employees and vendors depend on these documents to claim their credit.

Form 16: for salaries

Issued annually to every employee whose salary suffered TDS. Part A (tax deposited, generated from the portal) plus Part B (salary break-up and computation). Employees use it to file returns; discrepancies with 26AS create instant friction.

Form 16A: for everything else

Issued quarterly for TDS on non-salary payments — contractor fees, professional charges, rent, interest. Vendors reconcile these against their books before filing.

Employer obligations that matter

  • Generate certificates from the TRACES portal — manually created certificates are not valid
  • Issue within prescribed timelines after each quarter/year-end; delays attract per-day fees as notified
  • Correct errors through revised TDS returns, which regenerate certificates

The reputation angle

Late or missing certificates poison vendor and employee relationships faster than most owners realise. Clean quarterly TDS cycles keep everyone’s filings smooth.

Certificates on time, every time — TDS compliance service · payroll.