The salaried taxpayer's guide
If you earn a salary, your taxes should be the simplest kind to get right, and yet a small mistake on Form 16, the wrong regime, or a missed deadline can cost you real money. This hub walks you through the whole year, from understanding your payslip to filing your return and fixing anything that goes wrong afterwards.
Get your numbers right
Read your Form 16
What Part A and Part B mean, how to reconcile them with Form 26AS and AIS, and how to spot errors before they become notices.
Read guideUnderstand TDS on your salary
How your employer computes and deducts TDS under Section 192, and why your take-home reflects it.
Read guideChoose your regime: old vs new
The single decision that changes your tax the most. How the two regimes compare and which one saves you more.
Read guideClaim your HRA correctly
The exemption most salaried people get wrong. How HRA is computed, the rent-receipt rules, and the landlord-PAN threshold.
Read guideFile the correct return, on time
Filing with capital gains? Use ITR-2
If you sold shares, funds or property, you file ITR-2, not ITR-1. The rates, grandfathering and Schedule CG, explained.
Read guideKnow your deadline and the late fees
31 July 2026 for most. The full date table, the Section 234F fee, 234A interest, and the hidden costs of filing late.
Read guideFix anything that goes wrong
Missed the deadline? File belated
How belated and revised returns work under Sections 139(4) and 139(5), the fee, and the final 31 December cut-off.
Read guideRefund stuck? Here is how to fix it
How to check your refund status, the common reasons it is delayed, and what to do to get it released.
Read guideGot a notice? Reply the right way
How to read and respond to a 143(1) or 139(9) notice calmly and correctly, before it becomes a bigger problem.
Read guideWe file it for you
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