How to Read Your Form 16: Part A vs Part B

By the MyTaxLocker Team · Updated 11 June 2026

Form 16 is the TDS certificate your employer issues for salary. It comes in two parts, and almost everything you need to prepare a salaried return is included. Here's what each part holds and what to double-check.

Part A — the TDS summary

Part A is generated from the TRACES portal and certifies the tax deducted from your salary. Look for:

• Your PAN and the employer's TAN — both must be correct; a wrong PAN means your TDS may not reflect against you.
• Employer and employee details and the period of employment in that financial year.
• Quarter-wise TDS deducted and deposited with the government.

Cross-check the total TDS in Part A against your Form 26AS and Annual Information Statement (AIS) on the income-tax portal. They should match. If you changed jobs during the year, you'll have a Form 16 from each employer — you need all of them.

Part B — the salary and tax computation

Part B is the annexure prepared by your employer. It's where the actual numbers live:

• Gross salary broken into salary under section 17(1), perquisites and any profits in lieu of salary.
• Exempt allowances such as HRA and LTA (under the Old regime).
• Standard deduction for salaried taxpayers.
• Deductions under Chapter VI-A — 80C, 80D, 80CCD(1B) and others your employer accounted for.
• Taxable income, tax computed, any rebate, and the health-and-education cess.

What to check before you file

• Does the deduction list include everything you're entitled to? Investments you made directly (not through payroll) may be missing and can be added when you file.
• Do the exemptions (e.g., HRA) reflect what you actually claimed?
• Does the TDS total tie out with 26AS / AIS?

How Form 16 maps to your ITR

The salary figures flow into the salary schedule of your return, the Chapter VI-A deductions into the deductions schedule, and the TDS into the taxes-paid schedule. Done by hand, this is fiddly and error-prone — which is the part MyTaxLocker automates.