Extract TDS Certificate Data from PDF — Form 16A, 16B, 16C
Overview
Form 16A (TDS on bank FD, contractor payments), 16B (TDS on property sale), and 16C (TDS on rent) come as TRACES-issued PDFs. ITR pre-fill needs the deductor's TAN, deductee PAN, amount paid, and TDS amount. Type them once or extract programmatically.
How to Use This Tool
Drop the TDS certificate PDF into /pdf-to-text. The plaintext output preserves the table structure. Copy TAN, PAN, amount, TDS columns into your ITR draft.
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PDF Tool →Frequently Asked Questions
Does this work for Form 16A from non-TRACES sources?
Yes — banks issue Form 16A in TRACES format, but some smaller deductors use proprietary formats. The text-extract works on any PDF with selectable text.
What if my Form 16A is a scanned image?
Convert with /ocr-pdf first to make it searchable, then run text-extract. OCR also runs locally in the browser.
How do I cross-check against Form 26AS?
26AS and Form 16A should show identical TDS amounts. Extract both, paste into a spreadsheet, run a VLOOKUP on the deductor's TAN. Mismatches need a deductor follow-up.