Online filing of Income Tax Return is paperless, only if the person has a digital signature. Taxpayers who did not have a digital signature had to post a physical copy of the ITR V form to the Central Processing Centre (CPC) in Bengaluru, within 120 days of filing tax returns online.
Good news.. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued a notification on 13th July,2015 regarding the usage of Electronic Verification code for verifying the Income Tax Returns (ITRs) that are filed electronically. If you e-verify your Income Tax Return using EVC, no need to mail (post) ITR V physical copy to CPC Bangalore.
In this post let us understand – What is Electronic Verification code? How to generate EVC? What are the different modes of generation of EVC? How to link Aadhar number to your PAN in e-filing website? How to do an electronic verification of Income Tax Return (e-verify)?
What is Electronic Verification Code?
- The Electronic Verification code would verify the identity of the person (Verifier) furnishing the return of income and this can be be generated on the E-filing website of Income Tax Department.
- The EVC can be used by a Verifier to verify his ITR 1 / ITR 2 / ITR 2A / ITR 3 / ITR 4 /ITR 4S. Karta of an HUF (Hindu Undivided Family) also can use the EVC to verify the returns.
- The EVC would be unique for an Assessee PAN and will not be valid for any other PAN at the time of filing the ITR.
- Only one EVC can be used to validate one ITR of the assessee irrespective of the Assessment Year or Return filing type (ie original or revised returns).
- The EVC will be stored against the Assesse’s PAN along with the other verification details. The EVC is valid for 72 hours.
- The Verifier can use more than one mode to obtain EVC and can generate the EVC multiple times.
Latest News (29-July-2016) : The last date for filing Income Tax Returns for Assessment Year (AY) 2016-17 has been extended to August 5, 2016.
Modes of generation of EVC
Electronic Verification code through Net-Banking
- The EVC can be generated after the verifier (Assessee) logs in to the e-filing website through Net banking. The specified banks registered with the IT Department provide direct access to the e-filing website through Internet Banking facility. These banks provide this facility to all the account holders whose bank accounts have a validated PAN (as per KYC norms). The account holder can access his / her bank’s internet banking website through his / her internet banking ID / password and can seek redirection to e-filing website, where he/she can generate the EVC. The EVC will be displayed and also sent to the registered mobile number. This EVC can be used to verify the Income Tax Return.
- If you click on ‘income tax e-filing’ after log in to your net-banking account then you can find options as below. You can select step 2 ‘Click on generate EVC link’ to generate new EVC. (I have got the below options after logging into my ICICI Bank net-banking account and after opting for ‘Income tax e-filing’ option under ‘Manage your taxes’ menu.)
- The banks which provide this facility as of now are – Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Axis Bank Ltd, Bank or Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra,Canara Bank, Central Bank of India,City Union Bank Ltd, Corporation Bank-Corporate Banking, Corporation Bank-Retail Banking, Dena Bank,HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Rank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, Syndicate Bank,UCO Bank Union Bank of India, United Bank of India, Vijaya Bank .
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Electronic Verification code using Aadhar One Time Password (Aadhar OTP)
- You can link your Aadhar with your PAN on the e-filing website. Once the linking is successfully done, the Electronic Verification code can be generated and will be sent to your mobile number registered with UIDAI Aadhar. This Aadhar OTP is the EVC and can be used to verify your ITR. OTP is valid for 10 minutes only.
EVC using Bank ATM (Automatic Teller Machine)
- You can use this mode if your ATM card is linked to PAN verified bank account and your bank is registered with the IT department. You can access your Bank’s ATM using ATM PIN and can select ‘generate EVC for ITR filing’ option on the ATM screen. The EVC will be sent to your registered mobile number.
Latest News (04-June-2016) : State Bank of India (SBI) is the first bank to launch ‘ EVC through ATM ‘ facility which will facilitate its customers, who may not have a net-banking account, to e-verify their income tax return. Other banks are expected to launch this facility soon.
Latest News (30-July-2016) : Electronic Verification Code (EVC) can now be generated through AXIS bank and Canara bank ATMs too.
EVC through e-filing website
- Where the total income as per ITR is Rs 5 Lakh or below and there is no Refund claim, you (assessee) can generate an EVC one the E-filing website. The code will be sent to the Registered email ID / Mobile number of assessee.
Once you have received your Electronic Verification code, you can login to e-filing website to e-verify your Income Tax Return which you have already uploaded or submitted online.
Latest News (23-Jan-2016) : In addition to the above modes, the Income Tax Department has now included two more modes through which you can e-Verify your ITR. You can now e-verify through Bank Account (or) Demat account modes also.
- You have to provide Demat account number, email id and mobile number. These details, along with Permanent Account Number (PAN), would be validated against the information with depository (CDSL/NSDL). The Generated EVC will be sent by e-filing portal to your email id and or mobile number which is verified from CDSL or NSDL. You can use this EVC to verify your ITR electronically.
- The e-Filing website of the Income Tax department would now provide a facility to pre-validate your bank account details. You (tax assessee) will have to provide bank account number, IFSC code, email id, and mobile number and these details will be validated against the details of the tax payer registered with your bank. The Generated EVC will be sent by e-filing portal to your email id and/or mobile number verified from bank.
How to e-verify Income Tax Return?
- Log in to e-filing website using your login credentials.
- Click on e-file menu option and then click on ‘e-verify return’ option.
- The pending ITRs for e-verification will be displayed as below. Click on ‘e-verify’.
- You can find three options as below to complete the e-verification process.
- If you already have the Electronic Verification code, you can enter it by selecting ‘option 1’. Otherwise, you can proceed with either option 2 or option 3.
- If you select option 2, below sub-options will be displayed.
- If you select option 3 then you need to link your Aadhar number to PAN and get OTP.
- Once you submit EVC (generated through any of the above options), the entire process of verification of your ITR is complete. There is no need to send (mail) ITR V physical copy .
- You may check the status of your ITR. It should be displayed as ‘successfully e-verified’.
- Once you successfully verify your Income Tax returns, you can download the ‘Acknowledgment Form’. This form looks similar to ITR V.
- Kindly note that do not send this form to CPC Bangalore.
I hope you find this article informative. If you have any queries on Electronic verification code and how to e-verify your Income Tax Returns AY 2015-16, kindly ask your queries in the below ‘comments’ section. I will surely reply to them 🙂
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Sir ,i have printed ITR v and posted to Bangalore...I have not done everifcation...Will there be any problem
Still on my log in it is writtem as e verification Pending
Dear Sunil..It wont' be an issue.
Hi ,
I have submitted my IT about a month ago with all the steps and now the status is e-verified. Any idea still how many days/month that it will take to get the status as "ITR-Processed"?.
Dear Sundar,
Which ITR form have you submitted? when did you e-verify it?
I am observing that ITR1 which are e-verified are getting processed in 2 weeks.
Pending ITR-V/ E -verfication , i've already requected EVC through net banking , how much time does it take to generate EVC...
Dear Sharath..Withing few seconds/minutes it should be generated. You may try it out again or you can try generating EVC through other modes.
1) Which tax payers are compulsorily required to sign digitally ?
2)A tax payer who is required to sign digitally but do not sign and send ITR- V by mail, what will happen ?
3)Whether e-verification is required if ITR-V is sent by mail?
Dear Arabinda,
1 - E-filing with digital signature is mandatory for those with business income of Rs 1 crore or more and professionals with income of Rs 25 lakh or more.Digital Signature is mandatory for Individuals and Firms whose accounts are required to be audited u/s 44 AB.
2 - It the Return includes Digital signature then mailing the Physical copy of ITR V is not required. If the Income tax return is uploaded without digital signature, it is mandatory to send the ITR-V acknowledgement form to the CPC.
3 - E-verification or sending ITR V are not required if ITR is filed with Digital signature.
Sir,
I have a request to make. I filed my first return of life. I made a mistake, after TDS a tax of Rs 170 was payable which i paid through Axis Bank but this i did after filling return. So it is still showing Rs 170 to be payable but i have done that. So what is to be done now before e-verification.
Thank You
Dear DUSHYANT..you may file revised return.
SIR,
I am again trying to file. But at the time of submission it is saying only one original filling can be done under section 139(1). How to proceed now sir?
Dear DUSHYANT..You have to file 'Revised Return', if you are filing for same Assessment year.
I am a tax payer and my income is below 5.00 lakhs but I will get refund. Can I go for e verification
Dear Mr Rao..you can generate EVC and e-verify your ITR
Hi,
I have successfully e-verified my ITR. Could you please comment on below queries :
1) How much time it will take to process the refund?
2) Just out of curiosity :) - what if someone after e-verifying the ITR sends the ack to CPC Bangalore ?
Dear Arhan,
1 - Since you have e-filed your returns, if everything is ok, you may receive the refund in couple of months. But there is timeline associated with it.
2 - I dont think it may cause any issue. But it is not required to send ITRV if ITR is e-verified.
Hi,
I have uploaded my ITR on https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and also e-verified it.
So now the status against my ITR is "Successfully e-Verified." And when I click on the acknowledgement no, there are three statuses
1. Return uploaded
2. Successfully e-Verified
3. EVC Accepted
So I want to know what is "EVC Accepted" and what would be the further process for ITR processing and do I have to take any action here.
Need your help.
Dear Kiran...The ITR filing process is completed from your side. No action from your side is required.
Thanks for reply.
Will I be getting email or sms notification for ITR processed action from IT department? Or the status will remain Successfully e-verified only. And what does EVC accepted means?
Dear Kiran,
You will get intimation by email. You can also check the ITR processing status online on e-Filing website.
Dear Sir,
I have filed my return and pending e-verify my return. I would like to generate EVC through net banking(i have Vijaya Bank & SBM internet banking only).
Now my question is once login in net banking (SBM or Vijaya bank) what are the steps to generate EVC i.e link which tap which one to clink like that pls send the link wise steps pls.
Regards
Chiranjeevi
Dear Chiranjeevi,
I do not have interenet banking access to vijaya bank or SBM . Suggest you to look out for 'Income Tax e-filing' link after loggin to your banking account. Else you may contact their customer care.
Hi Sreekanth,
I am not able to find e-filling link through HDFC netbanking can you please help me out. Thanks in advance.
In e-filling home page I have selected login through netbanking option, then it opens a page where it has list of banks then I have selected HDFC Bank. Then it redirect to me HDFC netbanking page after that I can login my HDFC account, but from HDFC I cannot able to find any link which can take me to e-filling page again.
Hope you will understand my above query.
Ameer S
Dear Ameer,
Kindly first login to HDFC Net-banking website, left-hand side you can find option ' Request', click on it. Select 'Income Tax E-filing' from the list.
You will be re-directed to IT e-filing website to generate EVC.