How to Manage your Income Tax Profile on Income Tax Efiling Website
Taxpayer can edit the details such as Address, Contact details. For updating the contact details, OTP authentication is required. However, user can view the PAN details, Aadhaar details and jurisdiction.
Edit Profile Information
Perform the following steps to edit the information associated with your account:
| Step 1 | Logon to the ‘e-Filing’ Portal www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in |
| Step 2 | Go to the ‘Profile Setting’ menu located at the upper-right side of the page⇒ Click ‘My Profile’ ⇒ Click ‘Edit’ button located at right side of the page ⇒ Enter the details ⇒ Click ‘Save’ ⇒ Verify the edited details and Click ‘Continue’ |
| Step 3 | After updating Contact details,
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| Step 4 | Enter ‘Mobile OTP’ and ‘Email OTP’ ⇒ Click ‘Confirm’ |
Change the Password
Perform the following steps to change the password in e-Filing:
| Step 1 | Logon to ‘e-Filing’ Portal www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in |
| Step 2 | Go to the ‘Profile Setting’ menu located at the upper-right side of the page ⇒ Click ‘Change Password’ |
| Step 3 | Enter ‘Current Password’ (Existing password) ⇒ Enter ‘New Password’ ⇒ Confirm the ‘New Password’ ⇒ Click ‘Submit’ |
Register your Online/Digital Signature (Sign)
During upload of a return, user can sign the return digitally or online by using their Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).
If you do not have your DSC file to register at e-Filing portal, firstly, obtain the DSC file.
| Step 1 | Logon to the ‘e-Filing’ Portal www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in |
| Step 2 | Go to the ‘Profile Setting’ menu located at the upper-right side of the page ⇒ Click ‘Register Digital Signature Certificate’ ⇒ ‘Click here to download the DSC Utility’ |
| Step 3 | Extract the downloaded DSC Utility ⇒ Open the Executable Jar File (DSC Utility) ⇒ Read the instructions carefully. |
| Step 4 | In the DSC Management Utility, go to ‘Register/Reset Password using DSC’ tab ⇒ Enter ‘Enter e-Filing User ID*’, ‘Enter PAN of the DSC*’ ⇒ Select the type of ‘Digital Signature Certificate’ (DSC) |
| Step 5 | DSC using .pfx file: 1. Select the Type of DSC .pfx file 2. Browse and attach the Keystore file (.pfx File) 3. Enter the password for your private key 4. Click ‘Generate Signature file’ DSC using USB token: 1. Select the Type of DSC (.pfx file or USB token) USB Token 2. Select USB Token Certificate ⇒ Click ‘Generate Signature File’ ⇒ Browse and attach the signature file using the browse option ⇒ Click ‘Submit’ |
| Step 6 | Browse and attach the signature file using the browse option ⇒ Click ‘Submit’ |
Change Secret Question(s) and Answer(s)
Perform the following steps to change the Secret Question(s) or Answer(s):
| Step 1 | Logon to the ‘e-Filing’ Portal www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in |
| Step 2 | Go to the ‘Profile Setting’ menu located at the upper-right side of the page ⇒ Click ‘Change Secret Question(s) / Answer(s)’ |
| Step 3 | Select ‘Primary Secret Question’ ⇒ Enter ‘Primary Secret answer’ ⇒ Select ‘Secondary Secret Question’ ⇒ Enter ‘Secondary Secret Answer’ |
| Step 4 | Click ‘Submit’ |