incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in – Registration & Login guide for Income Tax e-Filing

www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in – Income Tax Department Website

Incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in is the Income Tax Department, Government of India website to help taxpayers file their Income Tax returns online. Taxpayers use this website every year to file their taxes.

1. How to Register on the Income Tax Website and File Returns?

The following steps will help you login/register on the Income Tax Department website:

1. To register, start by selecting your user type in step 1. Individual/HUF is the username of the taxpayer.
2. Next, enter your personal details like PAN, name, and date of birth. The PAN will be used as your user ID to the income tax department website.
3. On the registration form screen, you’ll be asked to setup your password and security questions, in case you forget your password. It is essential to include lowercase and uppercase letters along with special characters.
4. Enter your mobile number and email ID. Put in your personal email ID and phone number and not your company email ID because these contact details will be used by the IT department for all further communications.
5. Finally, enter your present and permanent address details.
6. The website, will then verify your PAN to their database and display your transaction ID and contact details on the last screen.
7. You will need to activate your Income Tax Department account by clicking on the activation link in the email they send.

Your account is setup and is ready for you to view your tax credit statements and income tax returns.

2. How to log into your account in the income tax efiling portal?

After registering yourself on the income tax efiling portal, let us understand how to log into the portal.

To access the India income tax login page, you have to go to the homepage of the government portal, where you will see a box on the right side that has a ‘Login Here’ button for registered users.Once you have clicked on that button, you will be taken to the login page where you have to enter in your username and income tax login password.

Remember: The user ID is your PAN number.

Did you know that you don’t have to bother about your login details if you e-file on ClearTax? You can login easily using your Google account.

3. View and download your Tax Credit Statement

The tax credit statement or Form 26AS contains details of tax deducted on behalf of you by deductors. It also contains details of tax collected on behalf of the taxpayer by collectors as well as tax refund.

You can view your tax credit statement to know the TDS deducted and submitted on your behalf by different deductors and collectors.

View your Tax Credit Statement

4. E-File Your Income Tax Returns Without the Password

You can e-file your IT returns without your income tax website password. Just visit www.cleartax.in and start by entering your income details. You can also upload your Form 16, and we automatically prepare your income tax return and file it with the IT department website.

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5. Recover Your Income Tax Department Password

To be able to login and e-file your income tax returns, you will need your IT department password. If you’ve lost your password, you can reset your password. You need to be able to login to your income tax website account to view tax credit statements and more.

Recover IT Department Password

The IT department has an e-return intermediary program that lets website like ClearTax help taxpayers, like you, e-file.

ClearTax is the largest ERI in India and e-filing on ClearTax takes 7 minutes, even for first-time e-filers.

After you e-file your IT returns on ClearTax, you can also access your returns on Incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.

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