Finance/Compliance Consultant
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Posted on 08 November 2026
Form 16 / 16A signatory:
• Form 16 (salary) and Form 16A (non-salary TDS) are issued by the deductor and signed by the "person responsible for deduction" (Sec 204): for government offices, the DDO (drawing and disbursing officer) or the officer responsible for paying.
• Digital signatures (DSC) are permitted (CBDT Circular 2/2007, and later), and generated via TRACES.
• A teacher in government service gets Form 16 (salary), not 16A, from the DDO. If issued as 16A, it's an error. Ask the DDO to correct it.