No problem, let's work through this together. We're starting with 16831 and are subtracting 10996 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 0 from 1 in column 1 and get -5.
We add -5 to 10 and get 5 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 1 from 3 in column 2 and get -7.
We add -7 to 10 and get 3 as the next digit of the result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 1 from 8 in column 3 and get -2.
We add -2 to 10 and get 8 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 1 from 6 in column 4 and get 5.
5 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 1 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 16831 - 10996 = 5835.