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Want to change password

CA Sanjay Bag (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT) (3345 Points)

13 August 2012

Hi friends,

One of my frined forget the password of the Accounts with Income Tax Department (i.e. to view 26AS) in addition to that even he forget the E Mail ID with which he created that account. Now he want to reset the password.Please give some suggestion to help him out from this odd situation.

Thanks in advance.

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CA. Subhash Dangi (Chartered Accountant) (1784 Points)
Replied 13 August 2012

Hi Sanjay,

Try the following procudure.

Go to Incometaxindiaefiling website=> Forgot passward=>Enter PAN=

You have to select any one out of 3 options:

(1) Enter Scret Question

(2) Enter E-filing Ackowledgment No with Bank A/C no in E-return for AY 2011-12

(3) Enter PAN details

If (1) and (2) options are not available, try option 3 with required fields. U will be received new password thro E-mail duly registred with IT dept.

Try to open and find the password in any one of mail ID out of all your mail IDs (if u do not know the exact mail ID).

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Ganeshbabu K (Audit and Tax Advisory) (48564 Points)
Replied 13 August 2012

FOR CHANGE IN INCOME TAX PASSWARD ON INCOME TAX PORTAL Please forward the following details to efiling.administrator @ incometaxindia.gov.in Subject : Forgot password for e-filing, want a temporary password PAN - ------------------- Name - -------------------------- Father Name- ---------------------------- Date of Birth --------------------------- Mail id from where it was registered- ---------------------------- Your Contact Details: Name --------------- Email Id -------------------- By sending this mail you will receive a temporary password.(GENERALLY U WILL RECEIVE UR PAN NUMBER AS DEFAULT PASSWORD)

AFTER THAT CHANGE PASSWORD,AND ALSO CHANGE UR E-MAIL ID FROM my account TAB,FOR OUR CONVINENT

I HAVE DONE THIS PROCEDURE AND GOT PASSWORD AS PAN NUMBER WITH IN 30 MINUTES..

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CA Vanamala Phani Kumar (Proprietor of M/s Vanamala and Co) (972 Points)
Replied 13 August 2012

Give alternative email ID

U S Sharma (glidor@gmail.com) (21063 Points)
Replied 13 August 2012

Originally posted by : Sanjay Bag
	Hi friends, One of my frined forget the password of the Accounts with Income Tax Department (i.e. to view 26AS) in addition to that even he forget the E Mail ID with which he created that account. Now he want to reset the password.Please give some suggestion to help him out from this odd situation. Thanks in advance.