What is the Eligibility Criteria for Form 16?

NK Posted by: Neel Kaul
• 03 October, 2025
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  • lucky jain 05 October, 2025

    According to Section 203 of the Income Tax Act, an employer must deduct the TDS if their income is taxable. Every individual who generates a taxable income is eligible to get Form 16. 

    • JM
      Jhanvi Menon 06 October, 2025

      If an individual has deducted taxes from their salary, then they are eligible for Form 16.

    • VN
      Varun Naidu 05 October, 2025

      If a salaried individual has an annual income below the tax slab are eligible to get Form 16.

  • Aparna Khanna 04 October, 2025

    Any salaried person who has their TDS their employer is eligible to fill out the Form 16. This form helps to provide the correct details of the tax deducted and salary to the employee.

    • GS
      Gauri Saxena 06 October, 2025

      If you get income from house rents and the tenant deducts TDS before the rent payment, then you should provide you with a Form 16. 

    • BD
      Bhavin Desai 05 October, 2025

      If any employee does not come under the tax slabs but chooses the TDS, then such individuals are also eligible to get Form 16.

    • IJ
      Ishita Joshi 04 October, 2025

      If you are a salaried employee and are taxed on your salary, you are eligible to get Form 16, even if you change jobs in a single year.

    • RM
      rishabh mathur 04 October, 2025

      According to the Income Tax Act, 1961, if you provided tax deduction at source by the employer, any salaried employee's tax is deducted, then the employer will be eligible to get the Form 16 under the category of TDS.

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