How to Efile TDS Return

The process to Efile TDS Statement from 01.05.2016 has undergone change. Below is the Manual for the same.


Pre-Requisites for Uploading TDS Statement
 To upload TDS, user should hold valid TAN and should be registered in e-Filing.
 Statement should be prepared using the Return Preparation Utility (RPU) and validated using the File Validation Utility (FVU). The utilities can be downloaded from tin-nsdl website (https://www.tin-nsdl.com/).
 Valid DSC should be registered in e-Filing.
Upload TDS/TCS Statement
To Upload TDS, the steps are as below:
Step 1: In e-Filing Homepage, Click on "Login Here"

Income Tax Department urges to use Efiling Vault for better security

The below mail is been circulated by Income Tax Department to make Taxpayers aware of the service provided for better Efiling Account security.

Protect your Income Tax Department e-Filing account!

Dear Taxpayer, In order to ensure that you are able to secure your E-filing account against any fraudulent login attempts, the Income Tax Department has introduced a new facility called the "E-filing Vault". In order to use this facility, you can log in to your E-filing Account and in the profile page select "E-filing Vault – higher security". Click here to know more. Change your password to a strong password – Use at least one uppercase, one special character and one numeral – do not share your password with anyone.     Example: Xasft$9056    Select the option to Reset Password using only: Digital Signature Certificate   NetBanking redirection   Aadhaar OTP   Any attempt to reset or forget password will require the additional check of OTP using Aadhaar or taxpayer will have to login using net banking or login using DSC.   Select the Option to Login to your e-Filing Account using only: Digital Signature Certificate   NetBanking redirection   Aadhaar OTP   Any attempt to login will require the additional check of OTP using Aadhaar or taxpayer will have to login using net banking or login using DSC in addition to the password   Lock up your e-Filing account! Be Secure!

FAQs on CPC [Central Processing Centre] Related Grievances

Category 1 | ITR-V QUERIES ITR-V Related Questions
Sl.No	Questions	Solutions
1	How can I get a copy of the ITR-V?	Go to “My Account”-> “My Return/Forms” – Select Acknowledgement No. for the assessment year for which ITR V is required- Download and take a print
2	What is the time frame for submitting the signed hard copy of ITR V to CPC?	Please send the signed hard copy of ITR-V to CPC within 120 days of filing of return.
3	On what grounds ITR-V will be rejected at CPC?	It may be rejected due to poor quality, signature missing or Xerox copy of the ITR-V. In such cases, assessee should resend the signed hard copy of the valid ITR-V to CPC within 120 days of filing of the return
4	On receiving ITR-V Rejection communication from CPC, what needs to be done?	You need to resend the signed hard copy of valid ITR-V to CPC within 120 days of filing of return after correcting the error.
5	I have got “ITR-V not received” communication from CPC, what should I do?	Please send the signed hard copy of ITR V to CPC within 120 days of filing of the e-return
6	On submitting the ITR-V, when will we receive the acknowledgement from CPC	If you have sent the ITR-V through ordinary post to CPC then wait for 10 days for acknowledgement from CPC or If you have sent the ITR-V through Speed post to CPC then wait for 7 days for acknowledgement from CPC
7	Can I submit the ITR-V to CPC after 120 days	Yes, you can submit the ITR-V

Statistics of Indian Income Tax payers

DSC Management Utility User Manual for Income Tax Efiling

Taxpayers have recently reported that they have faced problems in using the Digital Signature Certificate for Signing through browser at the time of uploading their Income Tax Return. This is because the latest browser versions have started disabling the standard way in which browser support plug-in functions to address security. Hence Java applet that was used by the e-Filing website would not work in the latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla

All about Electronic Verification Code (EVC) for E-verification of Income tax Returns

EVC is for electronically filed Income Tax Returns

To reduce paper work and in light of promised 'Acche Din', the Modi Government has introduced EVC i.e. Electronic Verification Code to enable to verify e-filed income tax returns filed and done away with process of sending signed acknowledgment to CPC, Bengaluru.


The EVC would verify the person furnishing the income tax return and would be generated on the E-filing website (www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in).

EVC will be a 10 digit alpha-numeric number.

EVC can be used by any of the following persons:

1. Individual 

2. Individual who is a Karta of and HUF

3. AOP or BOI

The EVC would be unique for an Assessee PAN and will not be valid for any other PAN.

EVC is valid only for one return at a time irrespective of Assessment Year or type of return (original or revised).

Once issued, EVC is valid for 72 hours.

EVC can be generated multiple times and there are 4 methods to generate the same:

METHOD I: (NET BANKING)

EVC is generated after the verifier logs in to the e-filing website (https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in) through net banking. Specific bank registered with the tax department will be providing such facilities to their account holders, having a validated PAN as part of the ‘Know Your Clients’. When the user logs in through net banking and seeks redirection to e-filing website, he can generate an EVC, which will be displayed and also sent to the validated mobile number registered on the e-filing website.

Follow the below steps to Generate EVC through Net Banking:

1. Login to e-Filing portal through Net Banking.
2. Go to e-File menu-> Generate EVC.
3. Generated EVC will be sent to your Email ID and Mobile Number registered with e-Filing portal.
4. You can use this EVC to e-Verify your return.

Once you click on Continue you will be logged out of e-Filing portal and will be redirected to a page where you can select the bank through which you would like to go for Net Banking.

METHOD II: (AADHAAR OTP)

EVC is generated after completing Aadhaar authentication using Aadhaar One time password (Aadhaar OTP). The income tax department has registered with the ‘Unique Identification Authority of India’ (UIDAI) for Aadhaar authentication service. A verifier can provide his Aadhaar number for linking with his PAN on the e-filing website (https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in) which will be verified on the basis of his name, date of birth and gender as per PAN database with the similar data available under his Aadhaar with the UIDAI. On successful Authentication, verifier’s Aadhaar will be linked to his PAN. Aadhaar OTP generated and sent to the verifier’s mobile number shall be the EVC.

IF THE AADHAAR IS UNABLE TO LINK YOUR EFILING ACCOUNT, THERE MUST BE ADDRESS MISMATCH BETWEEN AADHAAR ADDRESS AND ADDRESS AS PER PAN DATABASE OF INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT

 Income Tax Department will validate your Name, Date of Birth, Gender as per PAN and Aadhaar Number with UIDAI. Please note that if the details do not match, the Aadhaar Number will NOT be linked to your PAN.

METHOD III: (ATM)

EVC is generated using Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) of a Bank. If a verifier’s ATM card is linked to PAN validated Bank account and the bank is registered with the income-tax department for providing this service, a verifier can generate an EVC through this mode. EVC is generated on the ATM screen and shall be sent on the verifier’s registered mobile number.

METHOD IV: 

EVC is generated and sent to registered email id / mobile number of the assessee with the e-filing website. This option is currently available for income-tax returns where income is Rs.5 lakhs or below and there is no refund claim.

Other caution:
DSC (Digital Signature) is required for all assesses who are mandated to submit ITR using DSC. Such assesses are not allowed to e-Verify using EVC.

Now login to Income Tax Efiling account through Net Banking

Income Tax Department is happy to announce the facility of Direct Login from Corporation Bank, Union Bank of India and Oriental Bank of Commerce - Net banking account to the taxpayer's E-filing Account. Other banks are expected to follow.

Income Tax Department sends reminder to update contact details

Dear Taxpayer,

As per our records, it is observed that you have not validated your contact details yet. In order to alleviate any difficulties in submission of Income Tax Return, the Department had temporarily relaxed the requirement of validating the contact details prior to login so that taxpayers could submit their returns before the due date – July 31st 2014. However, now the Income Tax Department advises you to validate the Email ID and Mobile Number registered with e-filing account immediately. In case you have already validated the same, kindly ignore this email.

Please refer https://incometaxindiaefiling. gov.in/eFiling/Portal/StaticPDF/Update_Contact_Details.pdf for more details.

Validation of email and mobile numbers has been introduced to facilitate taxpayers as in many cases incorrect emails and mobile numbers have been provided and taxpayers did not receive important communication from the Department.

Further, it has been observed that in many cases taxpayers are not able to reset their password since the new temporary password from the Department may be sent to their registered email which may be different from the taxpayer's personal email, e.g. email of their intermediary.

The Department will send separate One Time Passwords (OTP) also referred as PIN on the mobile and email provided by the taxpayer. The OTPs have to be entered by the taxpayer after logging into their e-filing account to authenticate the same. The OTPs will remain valid for 24 hours within which the taxpayer has to complete the process. For 'Foreign/ NRI' taxpayers, the OTP validation of the email ID would be sufficient.

This is a one-time process to validate the mobile number and email ID. However, whenever the taxpayer changes the Mobile Number or email ID in their Profile, the process will be repeated to ensure that the particulars provided are correct. Further, this validation will ensure that Department can send an OTP for resetting the password used for Login in case the taxpayer has forgotten the password.

You may enter the email of any other person designated by you, in addition, as a Secondary Contact (without any restriction on the number of user accounts linked as a Secondary Contact) to also receive emails, alerts etc.

The Department requests your cooperation for completing this validation process at the earliest for a smooth and convenient return filing process.

Regards, e-Filing Team, Income Tax Department

Solution to problems faced in Income Tax India Efiling website

Issue / Problems faced	Resolution/Solution to the problem
Internet service from ISP (internet service provider) is not available or failing intermittently.	The call centre of ISP needs to be contacted for resolving this issue.
The internet connection is working, other websites are opening properly.	You may try the following fixes: Check your Windows HOSTS file - Make sure there’s no entry in the hosts file that maps the website’s URL (incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in) to localhost or 127.0.0.1 or an incorrect IP address – it is a possibility if you have imported some third-party hosts file or it’s modified by some malicious software installed in the computer. Type cmd /k notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts in the Run window to view hosts file Clear DNS Cache and use Public DNS – The DNS cache keeps a record of sites that you have recently visited on your computer. If that gets corrupted, you may have issues opening sites that were previously accessible without problems including incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in. Type cmd /k ipconfig /displaydns in the Run window to see the cache entries. If that unreachable website is listed in the cache, type cmd /k ipconfig/flushdns to clear the cache. Change the DNS of the network connection which you are using in your local PC. You can do this by editing the properties of the internet connection. Two most recommended DNS’ are Google DNS (e.g. 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4, 4.2.2.2) and open DNS. Suspend the Anti-Virus and Firewall – If you are running an external software firewall or anti-virus program (like Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc), exit and restart the web browser. Restart the internet connection
Able to open the website incometaxindiaefiling.go v.in, however not able to upload XML or use Digital Signature Certificate.	Use the instructions mentioned in Help à Browser Settings in incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in website to check that the browser being used is the recommended one. Verify the current configuration of the browser being used and modify if needed.