The Income Tax Department has asked taxpayers to update their profiles on its e-filing portal i.e. https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/. The official notification date is 22nd September 2017.
These are the following details which is required to be updated:
- New Registration process to facilitate effective communication between the taxpayer and department is enabled.
- The existing e-Filing users are required to update their profile by logging into e-Filing account.
- Users who have registered already and not activated has to register again.
- Now you need to provide your own email address and your own mobile number.
- One Mobile Number & One Email Address can be used or attached with Maximum 3 Tax Profiles as against the earlier limit of 10 Tax Profiles
- The Taxpayer is also required to declare whose email & mobile number he/she is providing e.g. Mobile Number & Email
- Address of his/her - Self/ Spouse/ Parent/Sibling/ Chartered Accountant;
- The Taxpayer has to link his/her Bank Account Number
These details to be verified by taxpayer through One Time Password (OTP) sent over the email and SMS over the phone.
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