Income Tax e-filing Forget Password or Reset Password

Friends,   Due to different password with different sites with different conditions, It is not possible for anyone to remember all.   Some passwords require Alpha only ,some require Numeric only, some require Alpha + Numeric and some require Alpha + Numeric + Special Characters etc.  This all shows human problem with Password.   In case you have not stored password in writing any where, It is not possible to remember all.  

               Nowadays,  online Income Tax Returns filing is going on and in the interest of  Assessee , functionality of Reset Password at Income Tax Return filing site is given below : -

Reset Password Options 

Registered user can reset the password using one of the following options: 

1. Answer Secret Question. 

2. Upload Digital Signature Certificate 

3. Using OTP (PINs) 

1. Answer Secret Question 

To Reset Password using the ‘Answer Secret Question’ option, the steps are as below: 

Step 1: In Homepage, Click on "LOGIN HERE" 

Step 2: Click on "FORGOT PASSWORD" link. 

Step 3: User must provide User ID, CAPTCHA and click on CONTINUE button. 

Step 4: Select ‘Answer Secret Question’ from the drop down options available. 

Step 5: Enter the Date of Birth/Incorporation from the Calendar provided (Mandatory) 

Step 6: Select the Secret Question from the drop down options available (Mandatory) 

Step 7: Enter the ‘Secret Answer’ and Click on “VALIDATE”. 

Step 8: On success, the user must enter the New Password and confirm the password. 

Step 9: Click on “SUBMIT” 

Once the password has been changed a success message will be displayed. User can login with new password. 

2. Upload Digital Signature Certificate 

To Reset Password using the ‘Upload Digital Signature Certificate’ option, the steps are as follows:

Step 1: In Homepage, Click on "LOGIN HERE" 

Step 2: Click on "FORGOT PASSWORD" link. 

Step 3: User must provide User ID, CAPTCHA and click on CONTINUE button. 

Step 4: Select ‘Upload Digital Signature Certificate’ from the drop down options available 

Step 5: User can select any one of the two options provided: 

              i. New DSC 

             ii. Registered DSC 

Step 6: User must Upload DSC and click on the “VALIDATE” button. The DSC is validated. 

Step 7: On success, the user must enter the New Password and confirm the password. 

Step 8: Click on “SUBMIT” 

Once the password has been changed a success message will be displayed. User can login with new password. 

3. Using OTP (PINs) 

To Reset Password using the ‘Using OTP (PINs)’ option, the steps are as follows: 

Step 1: In Homepage, Click on "LOGIN HERE" 

Step 2: Click on "FORGOT PASSWORD" link. 

Step 3: User must provide User ID, CAPTCHA and click on CONTINUE button. 

Step 4: Select ‘One Time Password’ from the drop down options available. 

Step 5: The user must select one of the options mentioned below 

            >> Registered Email ID and Mobile Number 

            >> New Email ID and Mobile Number

e-TDS :- Recovery of Forgot Password at TRACES

Friends,   Now TRACES website has provided too many online faciilties regarding TDS matters like online corrections with DSC or without DSC, 26AS , Form 16A, Form 16 , Conso File, Default Status etc.   In connection to Online Corrections, some important corrections in statements have also been provided by TRACES which are detailed below :-

1. Online Correction Resolution for Overbooked Challan

2. Add Challan to Statement

3. Add or Delete Salary Detail

4. Online Correction Challan Correction

5. Online Correction Pan Correction

6. Online Correction Personal information

7. Online Correction Pay LP LD Late Filing

8. Tag Replace Challan

9. Add Modify Deductee Detail

To use above facility ,  deductors are required to login at www.tdscpc.gov.in.  One created user id and password should be remember or noted.  In case you have forgotten password the below mentioned e-tutorial will be helpful for deductors :- 

E-Tutorial - Deductor Forgot Password by www.TdsTaxIndia.com

Income Tax :- Login income tax e-Filing site through Bank Account

Friends, In case you want to login your income tax account at www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and you have forgotten login password to sign in. The forgotten option can be used to recover Passwod  at incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in using the net-banking facility of your bank.  Still this facility is not available in all Indian Banks, it is only available in some banks detailed below :-

At this time the facility of direct e-Filing Login through Net banking is available through the following banks:

1. Corporation Bank-Retail Banking: https://www.corpretail.com/RetailBank
2. Corporation Bank-Corporate Banking: https://www.corpbank.biz/CorpBank/
3. Union Bank of India: https://www.unionbankonline.co.in/
4. Oriental Bank of Commerce: https://www.obconline.co.in/
5. City Union Bank Ltd: https://www.onlinecub.net/
6. Bank of India: http://www.bankofindia.co.in/english/home.aspx
7. Kotak Mahindra Bank: https://www.kotak.com/
8. Punjab National Bank: https://netbanking.netpnb.com/

The detailed steps are as follows -

• Taxpayer should be a registered user of Income Tax e-Filing Portal.
• Taxpayer should have already submitted the PAN details to the Bank. PAN is required to identify the taxpayer’s e-Filing account with the Income Tax Department.
• Taxpayer have to first go to the Internet/ Net / Online Banking website of the Bank which has already registered for this facility with the Department.
• Taxpayer after logging into his Net Banking account should select “Income Tax e-Filing Login” tab/menu item
• Taxpayer should Select the account number and enter the PAN for verification and click Submit
• Taxpayer should Accept the Rules and Regulations details
• Taxpayer should confirm that he may be redirected to his Income Tax Department e-Filing account – home page.
• Taxpayer can now reset the password and also avail of all services provided by the e-Filing Website of Income Tax Department, including, filing Income Tax Return.

Advantages of using this new facility

• Taxpayer gets direct access to his e-Filing account even if he has forgotten his password.
• Taxpayer gets a secure and safe way to login into his e-Filing account.
• Taxpayer can safeguard his e-Filing account by selecting/opting for “Password Resetting” only by using Digital Signature Certificate or through this new facility of direct login from his net-banking account, thereby preventing others from unauthorized access to his account. (coming soon….)
• Other benefits (coming soon…..)

Detailed steps using example of Corporation Bank Net banking

• Go to https://www.corpretail.com/RetailBank/
  
  
• Login in to your Corporation Bank Net banking account using your Bank provided User ID and password
  
  
• Corporation Bank Net banking Homepage < Select Utility Payments < Select “Income Tax e-Filing Login”

Select Account Number (IFSC Code) from the drop down

• Enter PAN
• Accept the Terms & Conditions
• Click on Submit

Click OK to get re-directed and automatically logged into Income tax Department e-Filing account (https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in)

You will get re-directed to Income Tax Department e-Filing website (https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in) and the home page showing the “Dashboard” after login will appear.

e-Filing Portal Taxpayer Dashboard

• You may now reset your password using “Profile Settings” or avail of any service offered.
• Remember: This facility is a safe and secure method for direct login to your Income Tax Department e-Filing account only and is available ONLY through your Bank website after you have logged in and not through any other organization or entity or website.
• Note: Your net-banking User ID or password is NOT shared by the bank to the Department

Income Tax :- Forget e-filing Income Tax Return Password

Friends,  It is difficult to remember password of every thing.   Password for filing of income tax return is required once in a year when we are going to filing our Income Tax Return.  In case you have not stored your password at proper place or not remember, then it is not easy to submit Income Tax Return.   Income Tax Department has provided some  links to recover password which are given below :-

1. Answer of your Secret Question
2. Digital Signature. 
3. Acknowledgement Number of your earlier income tax return filed alongwith your registered Bank Account Number. 

Picture view of screen which are helpful to recover your password. 

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Note :

If you are not able to recover your password with any of the three solutions given above, then there is only one another alternate to reset your password.  Email to validate@incometaxindia.gov.in with the following details 

• PAN
• PAN holder's Name
• Date of Birth / Date of Incorporation
• Father's Name
• Registered PAN address

On successful validation, the password will be sent to your Registered Email.

e-TDS :- What if I forget my User Id for logging in to TRACES?

What if I forget my User Id for logging in to TRACES?

• User Id can be recovered by using Forgot User Id process. Follow the steps as given below:
• Click on 'Forgot User Id?' link in TRACES login page
• Select 'Type of User' as deductor
• Enter details in Step-1 and Step-2 of the form
• In Step-3, registered mobile number of the deductor as in TRACES profile will be displayed. User can edit the mobile number on the screen
• On clicking 'Proceed', One-Time Password (OTP) will be sent to the mobile number
• Enter OTP and submit
• If OTP is validated, existing User Id and registered email id of the user will be displayed. User can edit these details, if required
• New password must also be entered
• On submission, activation link and codes will be sent to the registered email id and mobile number
• You can login to TRACES after activating your account

For more details, click here.

e-TDS / e-TCS :- FAQ's regarding Late Payment / Short Payment / Late Deduction / Short Deduction

Q1- What should I do in case of Late Payment / Late Deduction intimation received?

Ans:-The default amount will have to be deposited through challan no 281 by ticking minor head '400'. Download conso file from TRACES for filing correction and update the challan detail. While filing correction, fill up interest amount in column no. 403 in Form 26Q, column no. 304 in Form 24Q, column no. 705 in Form 27Q and column no. 655 in Form 27EQ. Mention default interest amount in second last interest column in challan detail of conso file. (Refer e-tutorial - https://www.tdscpc.gov.in/en/download-nsdl-conso-file-etutorial.html).

Note: In case of paper return, interest amount should be mentioned in annexure.

Q2- What is the procedure of calculating interest on Late Deduction?

Ans:-You have to deposit late deduction interest @ 1% per month or part of the month from the date of payment / credit to deductee till date of deduction.

Procedure for calculating Late Deduction:

Correct Calculation
No. of months in Defaults=1 i.e., 3-Mar-2012 to 4-Mar-2012
10000*1%*1(Months) =100.00

Q3-How much amount do I pay for intimation received on Short Deduction with provisional interest?

Ans:-Deposit principal amount of short payment along with interest @ 1 % per month from date of deduction till date of deposit and file the correction for the same.

Q4-I have received an intimation of Short Deduction but payment amount is not eligible for TDS as the amount is below the threshold limit. What should I do?

Ans:-You can file correction statement and raise threshold flag ('Y') in column no. 326 (24Q), column no. 424 (26Q), column no. 729 (27Q) and column no. 680 (27EQ) for 'Reason for no / lower deduction'.

Q5-I have received an intimation of Short Deduction u/s 194C however deductee is a transporter what should I do?

Ans:- You can file correction statement and raise transporter flag ('T') for the particular deductee, who is a transporter, in column no. 424 (26Q) for 'Reason for no / lower deduction'.

Q6-I have received an intimation of Short Deduction however reported deductee has a lower rate certificate what should I do?

Ans:-You can file a correction statement and raise 'A' flag for respective deductees, in column no. 326 (24Q) & column no. 424 (26Q) for 'Reason for no / lower deduction'.

Q7-While filing a correction statement I quoted Late Deduction Interest amount in 'Other' column. How can I rectify?

Ans:-'Deductor can file a correction statement, delete the amount from 'Other' column and mention interest amount in interest column no. 403 in Form 26Q, column no. 304 in Form 24Q, column no. 705 in Form 27Q and column no. 655 in Form 27EQ. You also need to mention demand amount of interest in second last column of interest in challan details.

Q8-What should I do in case of Short Payment / Short Deduction intimation received?

Ans:-The default amount (along with the interest applicable till the date of payment of short payment default) will have to be deposited through challan no. 281 by ticking minor head 400. Download conso file from TRACES for filing correction and update the challan details. While filing correction fill up principal amount in column no. 402 in Form 26Q, column no. 302 in Form 24Q, column no. 702 in Form 27Q and column no. 652 in Form 27EQ and interest amount in column no. 403 in Form 26Q, column no. 304 in Form 24Q, column no. 705 in Form 27Q and column no. 655 in Form 27EQ. After adding the new challan, you will have to add new deductee rows for which short payment / short deduction has been raised and map to the corresponding challan.

Q9-How much amount do I pay for intimation received on Short Payment with Provisional Interest?

Ans:-Provisional interest is calculated till the date of processing of statement. Deposit principal amount of short payment along with interest @ 1.5% per month from date of deduction till date of deposit and file the correction for the same.

Q10-What is the procedure of calculating interest on Late Payment?

Ans:-Deposit late payment interest @ 1.5% per month or part of the month from the date of deduction till date of deposit.

Procedure for calculating Late Payment:

Calculation

No. of months in Defaults = 3 i.e., Mar-12 to May-12

4000*1.5%*3(Months) =180.00

Q11-I have received an intimation u/s 200A with the demand raised due to short payment. I have made the payment within the prescribed time-limit. Now what should I do?

Ans:-Short Payment defaults may be raised due to challan mismatch. You are requested to check the details filed in statement corresponding to the challan.

Q12-Is the rounding off under section 288B allowed at the transaction level?

Ans:-The system will not allow rounding off under section 288B at the transaction level but at the statement level.

e-filing Income Tax Return :- Sources to recover Forget Password

      It is known by everyone that new website has already been launched for e-filing of Income Tax Returns.  In the last financial year 2011-12, only assessee having income 10 Lakh or more than 10 lakh are bounded to submit online return. But not from the financial year 2012-13, the limit of income  has been decreased from 10 lakh to 5 lakh.  It means that Now e-filing of income tax return is mandatory for those persons who have income 5 lakh or more than 5 lakh.   In this way,  Data punching of Assessee data is in the hand of Assessee. 

       Now, it is a great problem that in a year User id and Password for e-filing of income tax return were generated but now forget at the time of submission of income tax return.   Below are the solutions for recovery  of password:-

Answer Secret Question :-  In case you have remember answer of hint  question which have been filed by you at the time of registration. 

Upload Digital Signature :- It is chargeable to by digital signature. 

Enter e-filed Acknowledgement Number and Bank Account Number :-  Copy to last online  submitted Income Tax ITR-V is required for getting acknowledgement number along with your bank account number entered in your last income tax return available with income tax department for confirmation. 

Toll Free Number :-  Toll Free Number to resolve this issue is 1800 4250 0025. 

Email Addreess:- if you're not able to reset the password with any of the above options, please send an email to  - validate@incometaxindia.gov.in with the following details. 

• Pan
• Pan Holder's Name
• Date of Birth / Date of Incorporation
• Father's Name
• Registered PAN address

Click on above picture to Reset your e-filing Password.

e-filing : How can i recover income tax e-filing password ?

Friends    It is human problem that you have forget your income tax e-filing password.  There is no problem in user id as income tax department has created same user id of all tax payer in case of individual, but password is user friendly.  If you have forgotten your password, you may apply following trick to recover  your password.

Forgot Password

Problem Description :I have forgotten my password. How can I reset my password?

Corrective Action:Password can be reset by following the below steps:

• Click on the 'Login here' option on the homepage.
• Click on 'Forgot Password' link.
• Enter your User ID and click 'Continue'.
• You can choose to reset your password using one of the three options- Answer Secret  Question, Upload Digital Signature Certificate (if registered), OR Provide e-Filing   acknowledgment Number and Bank Account Number.
• Provide the required details and Submit.
• On submission, the details entered are validated. On success, the user will be able to enter  the new and confirm password and click SUBMIT.
• User will be able to LOGIN with the new password.

Problem Description :What is the secret question and answer I need to provide to reset my

password?

Corrective Action:The Secret Question and Answer is the one selected at the time of registration OR

if you have changed it on a later date under 'Profile settings'.

Provide the same secret question and answer to reset the password.

Problem Description :What is Acknowledgment Number under 'Enter e-Filed Acknowledgment

Number and Bank Account Number'?

Corrective Action:The Acknowledgment Number is the 15 digit number generated when an Income

Tax Return is e-Filed. To reset the password using this option, you should enter the Acknowledgment

Number, select the Assessment Year for which the return is e-Filed and enter the Bank Account

Number as provided in the e-Filed Income Tax Return of the selected Assessment Year.

Problem Description :I am trying to upload the Digital Signature Certificate but it displaying an error.

Corrective Action:In case you are not able to upload Digital Signature Certificate, it could be due to

the following reasons:

• The Digital Signature Certificate used is not the registered Digital Signature Certificate. Use the same registered Digital Signature Certificate to LOGIN.
• You have not registered your Digital Signature Certificate. You cannot use this option to reset the password till the time the DSC is registered.
• Digital Signature Certificate is Revoked (Invalid) or Expired. Contact the Certificate Provider in such cases. Digital Signature Certificate is not from a Trusted Certificate provider. Contact the Certificate provider in such cases.

e-TDS :- Forget password of TAN / PAN on TRACES

for TAN forget password on TRACES.

Fields marked by asterisk (*) are mandatory

1. Forgot Password can be used to reset user's login password on TRACES
2. This process can be used only for TANs that are active and are registered on TRACES
3. Admin User & sub-users can use this functionality
4. Password cannot be reset for locked out or disabled accounts

Step-1:

• Enter User Id, TAN and either Token Number or TAN Registration Number
• User Id for Deductor will be the value set during registration

Income Tax- Forget e-filing Password

Friends, 

           It is common for everyone that  e-filing password has been forgotten.  Generally , e-filing password is used once in a year at the time of filing of  Income Tax Return.  

          Now, question is that How can we get e-filing password for submitting Income Tax Return.  Return Date for submitting Income Tax Return for each financial Year for salaried person is 31st July as per present rules. 

          To recover the e-filing password,  Forgot Password link is useful for all.  As we enter PAN number a new screen with three options appears as shown in below picture. 

Easiness depends upon users.  If user knows Secret Question that first option is better.  If user has Acknowledgement Number of  last year return, than second option is better. 

In the absence of Secret Question or Acknowledgement Number,  third option is best.  Pan Details are required like as Complete Name of  Pan,   Date of Birth , Father Name. 

  

              In the third option, new password is sent in email.  This procedure is too much easy to recover e-filing password. 

Forget Password Link 

How to Reset/Collect TAN Registration Password

After successful registration of online TAN, there is lot of chances that you have forgotten password of TAN Registration, if you have not noted the same.  Now question arise that how can i collect it again?.  In the second thought you want to change your password.  I mean to say that password already generated is difficult
to remember and you want to change it as per your convenience.  Now, both problems has been resolved by
NSDL.   

at www.tin-nsdl.com, login page, TAN Regisration

1) Reset Password
    If you want to  Reset Password  of TAN Registration through above screen, the field TAN and User id will be asked from you as shown in below screen. After filing below form , you will receive an password protected  Pdf file to Reset the  password as you had already received.

2) Forgot  Password
           In case forgot Password, the following screen will be appeared and ask  User Id, Security Question and Your Answer which has been given by you at the time of online TAN Registration.