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Income tax return filing: Assessees can submit their ITR online using the e-filing portalIf you haven't filed your income tax year yet, you
have less than two weeks to do so
The Income Tax Department has provided online facilities - through its e-filing portal incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in - for individuals to
file their ITR or income tax return for assessment year 2018-19
However, filing - or submitting the income tax return online - does not complete the ITR process
The Income Tax Department has mandated the public to also verify the income tax return once a submission has been made
( Find out which income tax return form is for you)Traditionally, income tax assessees used to get their ITR submission verified by way of
sending a signed ITR-V form to the Centralized Processing Centre (CPC), Bengaluru
Other than that, the Income Tax Department provides five ways for verification of an ITR: Aadhaar OTP (One-Time Passcode), bank ATM, bank
account, demat account and net banking.1
Through bank ATMAfter logging into an ATM using a debit or ATM card, the user may select the 'PIN for e-filing' option to verify his or her
According to the Income Tax Department, this facility is also available in select banks
That means if you are not sure whether your bank provides this facility, you may check the available options the next time you use your
After this step, an EVC is sent to the registered mobile number
This code can be shared with the taxman through the e-filing portal
Once you have your EVC with you, you may log into the e-filing portal and select "already generated EVC through Bank ATM" as verification
After this step, submit your ITR and then enter the EVC in the given field
This completes the ITR verification process.2
Through bank accountAn ITR can also be verified directly through the taxman's e-filing portal
The user is required to log into the income tax e-filing portal
Once logged in, the user can select the 'Profile Setting' option to "pre-validate" his or her bank account
This service, the taxman mentions, is only available for select banks
The user may proceed by choosing 'EVC' as verification method, using the pre-validated bank account
After the user submits the ITR, an EVC or electronic verification code is sent to the user's registered mobile number
The user is required to enter this code in the given field on the e-filing portal
This completes the ITR verification process.3
Through Aadhaar OTPITR verification can also be done using an Aadhaar card
For this, the user is required to log into the taxman's e-filing portal
He or she is then required to submit the ITR by selecting "Aadhaar OTP" as verification mode
Once this is done, the OTP or one-time password is sent to the mobile number registered with the Aadhaar card
This OTP is to be filled in the given field on the e-filing portal
The ITR verification process gets completed after the user provides this OTP.4
Through demat accountThis method is similar to the previous method
After logging into the e-filing portal and selecting the 'Profile Setting' section, the user may proceed by choosing "EVC using DEMAT
account" as verification mode, according to the taxman
After submission of ITR, the user receives an EVC on his or her mobile number
Furnishing this code on the given field on the e-filing portal completes the process of ITR verification.5
Through net bankingFor this, the assessee is required to login into his or her net banking account
Once logged in, the user may find and click on the 'e-filing' link
This redirects the user to a particular section on the Income Tax Department's e-filing portal - incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
Using this link to submit an ITR ensures that the same is verified.
