TDS on salaries doubt

Crazy Duke (Student) (86 Points)

19 October 2011  

Hi,..

My friend told me that his salary is 17k per month. Now that is much more than the basic exemption limit. So he should be charged TDS on salary, and issued Form 16. But the company is not doing so. When I saw his statement his basic totalled to around 10k....is that why?

My question is : Is the TDS on Salary calculated for tax purposes taken as BASIC +DA?