Tds on salary

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Querist : Anonymous

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20 February 2015 hai all, please help me in this,in Q1,Q2,Q3, we are not deducted any TDS on Salary because TDS is not applicable on there income as it is not exceeding the Tax limits, now in Q4 we are deducted TDS on some employees as there income is going beyond income tax slabs, now all employees will ask for form 16, so i want to file TDS Return on Salary, Now my doubt is can i file Nil Tds Return with all Salary Details of Employees for Q1,Q2,Q3 or shall i file one return for the full year including the tax paid details for this Q4. Please help me it is urgent.

Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

20 February 2015 please any 1 reply to my query.. i am waiting..

Aashok Kumar Sharma

Aashok Kumar Sharma (Expert)
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27 July 2025 Hey! For your situation with TDS on salary and filing returns:

* You **cannot file NIL TDS returns** with salary details for Q1, Q2, Q3 if you actually paid salaries but did not deduct any TDS.

* Instead, you should **file one consolidated TDS return for the full financial year**, including all salary details for Q1, Q2, Q3 (with zero TDS deducted) and Q4 (with TDS deducted).

This way, the return accurately reflects salary payments and TDS deducted (or not deducted) during the year.

Also, issue **Form 16 only to those employees from whom TDS was actually deducted**. For employees with no TDS deducted (because income was below tax slab), you don’t need to issue Form 16.

In summary:

* File one complete annual TDS return (for all four quarters combined).
* Include salary details for all employees each quarter.
* Show TDS deducted in Q4 for relevant employees.
* Issue Form 16 only for employees with TDS deducted.

If you need help preparing the TDS return or Form 16, just ask!

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