Steps to E File ITR (Income Tax Returns) in 2022

What is E-Filing Of Income Tax Return?

E- Filing Of Income Tax Return is submitting your tax return electronically.
There are two ways to file Income Tax Return in India:

• The traditional method, in which the return is submitted physically to the IT department;
• Alternatively, you can use the IRS’s dedicated website for filing income tax returns to submit your information online. In light of the latest announcement from the Income Tax Department, tax returns can now only be submitted electronically. 

However, extremely older people are allowed to utilize the offline paper mode.

Steps to E File ITR

Follow these steps to file ITR online:

Step 1: Navigate to the IRS e-filing website.

Step 2: Register or log in to file your returns electronically. Click “Login Here" and enter your login ID, which is your PAN, and password if you are a registered user. You must first register on the portal if you are a new user.

Step 3: After successfully logging in to the site, move on to the next step by going to e-file and selecting the “File Income Tax Return" option from the drop-down menu.

Step 4: To proceed, select the applicable Assessment Year and ITR form based on your eligibility and the submission mode as “Prepare and Submit online."

Step 5: The following step will ask why you are filing the return. Make sure you select the correct option.

Step 6: If you have previously filed an ITR, it will prompt you to select the details you want to pre-fill.

Step 7: You will be redirected to a new page to complete the form, which contains a lot of pre-filled-filled information. Check once all of the details have been auto-filled.

Step 8: When completing the tax portal, you must match your income with forms 26AS and AIS. Salary income, for example, can be matched with form 16 and AIS, capital gains income with Portfolio statements, interest income with form 26AS and AIS, and so on.

Step 9: Before submitting the form, calculate the tax payable and double-check all the details. If all the information is correct, click “preview and submit."

Step 10: After clicking “submit," your ITR will be uploaded, and you must complete the verification process by Aadhar OTP, Electronic Verification Code (EVC), or bank account details.

Step 11: To complete the submission, enter the OTP/EVC sent to your registered phone number and upload the ITR.

Step 12: After submitting the return, the Income Tax Department will process it and notify you via mail or message to your registered phone number.