New Delhi, July 3 -- As the tax season approaches, the average salaried employee finds themselves juggling with a plethora of documents, doubts and deadlines. Amid this maze of essential documents, Form 16 stands out, not just as an indispensable and routine TDS certificate but also as a powerful guide to assist in filing your income tax return (ITR) efficiently without errors.

Given most people download Form 16 and move on still, very few are able to truly understand how to go about reading the entire document along with how it can either make or break your entire ITR submission.

This document is issued annually by your employer. Form 16 is basically a tax certificate that summarises your income, tax deductions, exemptions and your ent...