Have you submitted your tax return? Here’s how to double-check it.
The filing and submission of income tax returns is only the beginning of tax preparation (ITR). The final stage in the process is to verify the ITR within 120 days of submitting it; otherwise, the ITR would be considered invalid.
Net banking:
Go to the e-verify page on the e-filing portal. Select the bank with whom you have active net banking under the net banking option. You will be transported to the bank’s net banking page. To finish the process, select the e-verify option after logging in.
OTP based on Aadhaar:
This approach is available under two conditions. The first is that your PAN must be linked to your Aadhaar number, and the second is that your Aadhaar number must be linked to an active mobile number. If you meet the two requirements, go to the e-verify page and select the’verify using OTP on mobile’ option.
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Account number:
The bank account that has been pre-validated on the e-filing site can be used to produce an Electronic Verification Code (EVC). If you’re expecting an IT refund, you’ll need to pre-validate your bank account. When you choose to e-verify with a bank account, an EVC is delivered to the mobile number associated with the pre-validated bank account.
Demat account:
This option is only available to taxpayers who have a pre-validated and EVC-enabled demat account on the e-filing site. These are completed prior to the submission of ITR returns. EVC is sent to the mobile number and email address associated with your demat account when you choose this option.
Bank ATM:
Only seven banks—Kotak Mahindra Bank, Central Bank of India, Canara Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, IDBI Bank, and Axis Bank—allow e-verification via ATM card. If you have a bank account with any of these banks and your PAN is linked to it, go to an ATM and use the ATM card to generate EVC. To finish the verification process, go to the e-verify website and pick the ‘I already have an EVC’ option.
Receipt of Speed Post acknowledgement:
Posting a self-attested copy of the ITR acknowledgement receipt to the Centralised Processing Centre (CPC) office in Bengaluru is the sole physical way to validate returns.
To obtain an ITR-V receipt, go to the e-filing portal’s ‘view returns/forms’ option, choose the current assessment year’s acknowledgement number, and then download the ITR-V document. Enter your PAN and date of birth as a password to gain access.
Only mail or speed mail a hard copy of the ITR-V to CPC, Post Box No. 1, Electronic City Post Office, Bengaluru 560100, Karnataka. The option of using a courier is not accessible.