Legal Heir Registration in e-Filing on incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
User should register as a Legal Heir to e-File on behalf of the deceased. Deceased person’s PAN and Legal Heir’s PAN should be registered in the e-Filing portal. If Deceased person PAN is not registered in the portal then the Legal Heir can register on behalf of the deceased person (This feature is provided for Individual user only)
Steps involved in Legal Heir Registration – New Request
Step 1 – Login to e-Filing portal using Legal Heir Credentials
Step 2 – My Account Register as Legal Heir
Step 3 – Select the Type of Request – New Request
Step 4 – Enter the details of Deceased
PAN
Date of Birth
Surname
Middle Name
First Name
Step 5 – Select the files to upload
Step 6 – Attach a Zip File with the below scanned documents
Copy of the Death Certificate
Copy of PAN card of the deceased
Self-attested PAN card copy and
Legal Heir Certificate Or Affidavit in presence of a Notary Public
Step 7 – Click Submit
Note: Following documents will be accepted as Legal Heir certificate.
The legal heir certificate issued by court of law
The legal heir certificate issued by the Local revenue authorities.
The certificate of surviving family members issued by the local revenue authorities
The registered will
The Family pension certificate issued by the State/Central government.
Approval Process
Step 1 – Legal Heir New request will be sent to the e-Filing Administrator.
Step 2 – The e-Filing Administrator will verify the request and approve / reject as applicable.
Note: e-Filing Administrator may approve as Temporary Legal Heir or Permanent Legal Heir, based on the documents uploaded. An e-mail is sent to the registered e-mail ID with the details of approval / rejection.
Temporary Legal Heir
A person is treated as a Temporary Legal Heir when fails to submit any one of the five Legal Heir certificates as specified.
Permanent Legal Heir
A person is treated as a Permanent Legal Heir when the person submits any one of the five Legal Heir certificates mentioned above.
Steps involved in Legal Heir Registration – Upgrade to Permanent LH
Step 1 – Login to e-Filing portal using Legal Heir Credentials
Step 2 – My Account Register as Legal Heir
Step 3 – Select the Type of Request – Upgrade to Permanent LH
Step 4 – Select the Legal Heir Certificate
Step 5 – Upload the Scan document of any one of the Legal Heir Certificate.
Step 6 – Click Submit
Upgrade to Permanent Legal Heir request will be sent to the e-Filing Administrator.
The e-Filing Administrator will verify the request and approve / reject as applicable.
To view the status of the request
o Login using Legal Heir Credentials
o My Request List Select Add Legal Heir Request.
The Legal Heir should add his/her PAN in the verification part of the ITR Form, validate and generate the xml of the return (if using offline forms) and upload the return of the deceased using the Legal Heir login.
Key Points to be noted:
Documents in regional language should be translated to Hindi or English. The translated document should be notarized (Both the original and translated document should be uploaded).
The uploaded documents should be scanned in PDF format with 300 dpi.
The zip file attachment should not exceed 1Mb.
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My request for registration as legal heir has been rejected four times. I want to know the reason for rejection. Where will I know the reason,so it can be rectified/complied