Salary is the remuneration paid by the employer to the employee for the execution of services for a specified period of time.


Salary includes:

  • Basic Salary
  • Perquisites & Bonus
  • Gratuity
  • Allowances (such as HRA, LTA, etc.) 


There are three ways to add salary income


Autofill Salary Income

  • In the Filing tab, navigate to work on your tax return 
  • Tap on the [+] button to open shortcuts
  • Select salary → autofill
  • Select the method to connect with your ITD account
    • OTP on Aadhar Registered Mobile Number  
    • ITD Portal Credentials
  • Tap on authorize

On successful connection with the ITD, you will see the salary details on the next screen.


The autofill feature will help in fetching your salary income directly from the income tax portal.


Upload Form 16

Form 16 is a document that contains all of the information needed to declare salary income in an income tax return. It shows the salary income breakdown as well as the amount of TDS deducted by the employer.

  • In the Filing tab, navigate to work on your tax return 
  • Tap on the [+] button to open shortcuts
  • Select salary → form 16
  • Tap on upload form 16 and upload Form 16 PDF file

On the next screen, you will see the salary details


Note:
Ensure that your Form 16 is:
1. In a PDF format, not exceeding 5MB
2. Both parts, A & B, should be generated from TRACES
3. Upload combined PDF including part A and part B


Add Salary Income Manually

  • In the Filing tab, navigate to work on your tax return 
  • Tap on the [+] button to open shortcuts
  • Select salary → manually
  • Enter the Employer's Details 
    • Employer name
    • PAN
    • Category 
      • State government
      • Central government
      • public sector unit
      • other (choose "other" if any employer is a non-government entity) 
      • Pensioners
    • Address
    • TDS details
  • Enter the salary breakdown
    • Gross salary
    • Allowances
    • Deductions
  • Tap on continue and on the next screen you will see the summary.


Note:
1. The standard deduction is automatically added once all the details have been entered.
2. You can add multiple salary incomes by clicking on the [+] button and selecting salary. 
3. You can add the Pension Income by only entering details manually, choose the employer category as "pensioners".