With just six days in hand, documents needed to file Income Tax Return (ITR) must be ready by now. If you are still waiting for the last day, then better not to. 

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While you are reading about ITR forms, do not get confused between Form 16 and Form 16A. 

What is Form 16A?

Form 16A is a tax deducted at source Certificate. While Form 16 is for only salary income, Form 16A is applicable for TDS on Income Other than Salary. 

The Form 16A is certifies the amount of TDS, Nature of Payments and the TDS Payments deposited with the Income Tax Department. Form 16-As are issued when payments are non-Salary. TDS Professional fees, Rent, Bank Interest payments are accompanied by a Form 16A.

Most of the times, Form 16A is issued to taxpayer by a bank. 

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