How can admin sign Form 16 digitally?

Created by Product Content Team, Modified on Fri, 8 Mar at 5:16 PM by Product Content Team


The Form 16 Digital Signer constitutes the digital signature employed to validate the Form 16 document. Installing the Form 16 digital signature and digitally signing documents is feasible exclusively for those possessing an administrative role (admin) within the greytHR application.


To sign Form16 digitally, the admin must perform the following actions:

  1. From the greytHR Admin portal, navigate to Payroll > Admin > Form 16. The Form 16 page opens.
  2. Click Generate Form 16 to start generating Form 16.
  3. Upload and verify the Part A and Part B documents under Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, and Step 4.
  4. In Step 5: SIGN section, under Digital Signature, click Download greytHR Digital signer.
  5. Double-click the GreytHR Form 16 Digital Signer.exe. The login window appears.
  6. Enter your greytHR account login credentials to login into the digital signer.
  7. Under Please insert the token text box, insert your eToken.
  8. Click the Refresh icon to refresh the Form 16 Signer page.
  9. From the Utility dropdown list, select the signatory’s name for whom you want to sign the documents.
  10. Click Reload batches to refresh the utility with the latest Part B upload.
  11. The utility automatically uploads and signs the file. 
  12. After signing the files, the utility automatically uploads them back to greytHR.

Note: The domain name is the greytHR account URL. The username and password are the same that you use to login into the application.



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