Income Tax Login – Income Tax efiling Portal Login & Registration Step-by-Step Guide

You cannot log in to the income tax e-filing portal without a password. However, you may consider clicking on “forgot password” and reset your password. You can choose to reset your password using any of the below three options:

• By receiving OTP on your mobile number registered with the income tax e-filing account or
• By receiving OTP on the mobile number registered with Aadhaar or
• By uploading your DSC.

PAN number of a person is the user ID for income tax login.

Log on to income tax filing portal www.incometax.gov.in, please go to ‘My profile’ by clicking on your profile image > contact. Click on edit button on the right hand corner and change the mobile number.

You can register yourself as a chartered accountant and login as a CA. To do the same, please log on to income tax e-filing portal www.incometax.gov.in and select ‘Register’ from the top right corner of the home page. Click on ‘Others’ tab and select category as ‘Chartered Accountant’ and click ‘Continue’. A new window will ask you details like membership number , enrollment date, PAN, name and date of birth. On successful validation, the contact details page will appear. Enter all mandatory contact details such as mobile number, email ID and address and click on ‘Continue’. You will receive a six-digit OTP on your registered mobile number and email ID. Enter OTP number received and click on ‘Continue’. Verify your details and confirm to proceed further. In the next page, you will be required to set your password. Set your password and click on ‘Register’. As a chartered accountant your login ID would be the membership number and not your PAN number. Password would be as you choose as per the password policy.

RSA token number known as request service acceptance is a secure user’s authentication system. There is a need for secured authentication system like RSA token in a important department like income tax which maintain comprehensive database of top taxpayers and wealth owners. This token is given by the income tax department to its eligible officers for maintaining high security and confidentiality for taxpayers.

The Income tax department uses the name as available in your PAN card. Hence to change name in the records of income tax you will require to change the name in your PAN card. If you wish to change the name, then you will have to make ‘name correction’ for PAN. Click here to read more about it.

To register digital certificate, please follow the below mentioned steps :

• The preliminary task before registering DSC is to go to downloads tab in the menu bar and select DSC management utility from the left pane.
• Download and install the emsigner utility.
• Plug the USB token and ensure that the DSC is active.
• Now log in to e-filing portal , and go to ‘My Profile’ by clicking on your profile icon in the top-right.
• Your profile page will display a ‘Register DSC’ option in the left pane.
• Now enter email ID linked with the DSC token and click on the check box ‘I have downloaded and installed emsigner utility’. And click on ‘Continue’.
• A new screen will appear, select the provider and certificate from the dropdown. And enter provider password. Click on ‘Sign’.
• A success message will be displayed on successful validation.

Login to SBI net banking portal with your credentials, Go to etax> Direct taxes. A new window will open , select ‘Log in to e-filing’. Select the account number registered with the income tax portal and click on ‘submit’. You will receive an OTP , once you confirm the same you will be redirected to income tax e-filing portal.

Income tax department has authorized certain banks to allow login to the e- filing portal through net banking. Here is a list of the banks authorized. Please log in at your authorized banks net banking with credentials and navigate for services related to e filing. Upon clicking on the link, you will be directly able to log in to the income tax e-filing portal .

There are two options to log in on income tax e-filing portal, either directly on www.incometax.gov.in or you can log on using your internet banking if your bank is authorized by income tax department. A taxpayer cannot login using DSC directly.