Form 16 Password: What is Form 16 and How to Open Form 16 Password?
If you are a salaried individual, you may have heard of Form 16, which is a certificate issued by the employer to their employees, containing information regarding income, TDS, exemptions, and deductions. Form 16 is a password-protected file.
You might be interested to know what password to use and whether you can change or remove it. Let us dive into this article to get answers to the above questions.
What is Form 16?
Form 16 is a password-protected file that contains all the information regarding your income, such as salary, tax deductions based on investment declaration made to the employer, and tax deducted (TDS) on it. It is required while filing an income tax return and has two components: Part A and Part B.
What is the Password for Form 16?
Passwords for Form-16 are the first five letters of PAN (in lower or uppercase) and the date of birth in DD/MM/YYY format. However, it is essential to note that Form 16 passwords can vary from one organisation to another. Therefore, taxpayers should check their email for the correct password format to open their Form 16.
Here’s an expanded table with additional possible combinations for Form 16 password formats:
| Password Formate | Formate Example | Explanation |
| First Five Letter of PAN +DOB | CMDPP116031994 | The password can be first five letters of PAN(Uppercase or Lowercase) and DOB |
| PAN Number | CMDPP1234B | The password can be the PAN number (Uppercase or Lowercase) of the employee in uppercase. |
| PAN Number + Date of Birth | CMDPP16031994 | The password combines the PAN number (Uppercase or Lowercase) and Date of Birth in DDMMYYYY format. |
| Last Four Digits of PAN + Date of Birth | 1234_16031994 | Some employers use the last four digits of PAN (Uppercase or Lowercase) and the employee's date of birth. |
| Full Name + Date of Birth | JohnSharma16031994 | Full name (Uppercase or Lowercase) along with date of birth in DDMMYYYY format. |
| Last Name + PAN Number | SharmaCMDPP1234B | Some employers might use the employee's last name (Uppercase or Lowercase) and PAN number combination. |
How to Remove the Form 16 Password?
Since Form 16 is password protected, you need to enter a password each time you open it, to avoid that, you can follow these steps-
- Right-click on the PDF file and open the file with Google Chrome.
- Enter the password in the above-specified format and click on the submit button.
- The screen printer option will appear in the upper right corner; click on it or press Ctrl + P.
- Now, the print window will appear with an option to change the destination
- Change the destination to Save as PDF.
- Click on the Save button below and choose the desired location to save the PDF
- The password is now removed from Form 16.
However, please note that removing the password in the above steps might change the file format, and pdf might not be readable for other software.
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