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Salary TDS Explained: Regime, Declarations and Changing Jobs

Understand payroll withholding with a worked example and a practical job-change checklist.

By Vyapar Setu Online | TDS on common payments · 27 October 2026

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Salary TDS is based on an estimate of your annual tax, not a fixed percentage of every payslip. That is why a bonus, job change or missing investment proof can change your take-home salary.

Current-year guide: Reviewed 27 October 2026 for Tax Year 2026–27 under the Income-tax Act, 2025 and Income-tax Rules, 2026. Familiar old section and form names are identified for comparison. Earlier-period obligations retain their applicable rules; read the dates and exceptions in this guide.

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