The Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) facility is a very useful feature for employees. No matter how small the amount, every time your company deducts TDS from your salary, you are issued a TDS certificate which has details of the tax deducted and the reasons why it was done so. If you need to check details of the TDS or want to download the TDS traces for any specific financial year, then this post will help you. In this article we will give you a step-by-step guide explaining how to download TDS traces from UIDAI. Read on…
What is a TDS Certificate?
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A Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) certificate is a proof of the tax deducted and deposited by your employer to the government on your behalf. It provides details of the TDS deducted and shows you the amount of tax deducted as well as the reasons why it was done so. You can use your TDS certificate to calculate your taxes or file your taxes. A TDS certificate is generated online by the HR department of your company. Once generated, you can download your TDS certificate from the company’s website. However, you can also check and download your TDS certificate from the TDS website of the Income Tax Office (ITO).
How to Check Tax Deduction on Salary TDS?
There are two ways you can check the TDS on your salary. You can either check online or get a printout of the same. You can check online through the TDS website. Checking TDS online – Log in to the TDS website (https://incometaxindia.gov.in/tddatabase/). Choose ‘Services’ in the menu bar and then select ‘Check TDS’. A new page will open. Select the ‘Salary’ tab and enter your PAN and SSN. Select the financial year for which you want to check the TDS. There are two ways to check the TDS on your salary – One is the easy way and the other is the hard way. The easy way is to enter your name and the amount of salary and TDS deductions. The hard way is to enter your name, the amount of salary and TDS deductions and the section of Income Tax Act under which the TDS has been deducted. A printout of the TDS details – Log in to the TDS website (https://incometaxindia.gov.in/tddatabase/). Select ‘Services’ in the menu bar and then ‘Download TDS Certificate’. A new page will open. Here you can select the financial year for which you want to download your TDS certificate. Select the ‘Download’ tab and click on ‘Print’. A PDF will open. Print the PDF and keep it safe for future reference. You can also write your PAN and SSN on the same page for future reference.
Steps to download your TDS certificate from UIDAI
Follow the below steps to download your TDS Certificate from UIDAI: – Go to the TDS dashboard and log in using your PAN and Aadhaar number. – Select the ‘Download’ tab and click on ‘Print’. A PDF will open.
How to download TDS Traces for Previous Financial Years?
If you want to check for previous financial years, you can download the TDS certificate from the ITO website. You can use the same procedure explained above, except for the website. Go to the ITO website (http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/tds/login.html). Select ‘Download TDS Certificate’. Select the financial year for which you want to download your TDS certificate. Select the ‘Download’ tab and click on ‘Print’. A PDF will open. Print the PDF and keep it safe for future reference. You can also write your PAN and SSN on the same page for future reference.
Conclusion
The Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) facility is a very useful feature for employees. No matter how small the amount, every time your company deducts TDS from your salary, you are issued a TDS certificate which has details of the tax deducted and the reasons why it was done so. If you need to check details of the TDS or want to download the TDS traces for any specific financial year, then this post will help you. In this article we will give you a step-by-step guide explaining how to download TDS traces from UIDAI.
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