Income Tax Department requests taxpayers to give sufficient time before multiple submissions for Aadhaar OTP

Last updated: 11 January 2021

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The Income Tax Department is advising taxpayers to be patient and avoid submitting multiple Aadhaar OTP requests in quick succession. This guidance comes in response to new restrictions imposed by UIDAI, which now limit users to a maximum of five OTP requests for a single Aadhaar number within any 30-minute period. Taxpayers should ensure they allow sufficient time between submissions to prevent potential issues.

The Income Tax Department has requested taxpayers to give sufficient time before multiple submissions for Aadhaar OTP. This has been done keeping in view the new restrictions by UIDAI of a maximum of 5 OTP requests for a single Aadhaar within a span of 30 minutes. Read the official announcement below:

Aadhaar OTP: Taxpayers Advised to Wait Before Resubmitting

In view of new restrictions by UIDAI of a maximum of 5 OTP requests for a single Aadhaar within a span of 30 minutes, taxpayers are requested to give sufficient time before multiple submissions for Aadhaar OTP

FAQ :

The Income Tax Department is asking taxpayers to wait due to new restrictions from UIDAI, which limit OTP requests to five per Aadhaar number within 30 minutes.

UIDAI has introduced a new restriction allowing a maximum of 5 OTP requests for a single Aadhaar number within a 30-minute timeframe.

Taxpayers are advised to wait and allow sufficient time before making another submission for an Aadhaar OTP, rather than submitting multiple times quickly.

The new restrictions on Aadhaar OTP requests have been imposed by UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India).



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