Registration as taxpayer

 Being a taxpayer, you can file Income Tax Return (ITR), access previous year ITRs, e-verify ITR, know the current status of tax refund claim etc. online on the Income tax website? However, to perform these tasks, you first need to be registered on the IT department’s e-filing website.

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Details Required for Registration on Income Tax Portal

The following are the key information required for registration on the Income Tax website:

  • PAN Card
  • Mobile Number
  • Email Address
  • Current Address
  • Bank Details

How to register on the Income Tax Department online portal?

  • First visit the Income Tax Department’s e-filing portal. Click on the ‘Register Yourself’ option displayed in the right-hand side of the home page.
  • Now Select User Type as applicable from the given options.
  • Enter the key details such as PAN, Name, Residential Status and Date of Birth.
  • Now you need to provide login details such as password for signing into the efiling website, contact and address details. Click on ‘Submit’ option after providing the required details.

    • A 6 digit One Time Password (OTP) will be sent to your registered mobile number and to your email id. Please verify your mobile number and email id by entering the OTPs in respective columns. In case of a non-resident individual, OTP will only be sent to the email id. Once you have provided the correct OTP, the online registration for ITR filing is completed.   

Income Tax E-filing Login Portal

  • Once registered on Income tax online portal, you can directly login to your account by visiting the e-filing portal.
  • Click on ‘Login Here’ option shown in a right-hand the website’s homepage.
  • You will be directed to the login page. Please enter the login credentials. The PAN number provided at the time of registering online for ITR filing will act as your User ID.

FAQs

What is the user ID of the income tax login?

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

How to change registered mobile numbers in income tax without login?

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

How to login income tax without a password?

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.

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