Reset Forgotten Income Tax E - Filing Password

 To file income tax return online, one has to get themselves register on the e-filing portal of income tax. In case you have already got registered but forgot the password then there is no need to panic.

There are only two ways of resetting the password:

1. Through option “Forgot Password” located on login screen.
2. Sending Mail to income tax department with required details.

Let’s see how to reset forgotten password of income tax e-filing portal via “Forgot Password” Option:

After clicking on “Forgot Password” link, you will be served with three below mentioned options with which you can reset your password by selecting any one:

1. Answer Secret Question

2. Upload Digital Signature Certificate

3. Enter e-Filed Acknowledgment Number and Bank Account Number

Answer Secret Question:

If you go with this option, you will be asked to provide following details:

1. Date of Birth/Date of Incorporation

2. Secret Question

3. Secret Answer

Once you give correct answers, you will be redirected to a fresh screen where you can set your new password.

Upload Digital Signature Certificate:

If you choose this option to reset your password, you will have to provide your Digital Signature Certificate, either by

1. Uploading .pfx File; or

2. Uploading using USB Token

On selecting any of the above option, a pop-up will appear to browse and select the Digital Signature Certificate file. The same new window for resetting password will appear after successfully uploading of Digital Signature Certificate file.

Enter E-Filed Acknowledgment Number and Bank Account Number:

This option will be useful only if you have income tax return of any of the two last financial years with you. Acknowledgment Numbers are generated on successful e-filing of tax return. You need to insert the acknowledgement number and bank account number through which tax was paid.

Again after entering the information you will be forwarded to a new screen to reset password by filing it two times.

Sending Email: Last Remedy

In case you cannot go with any of the options mentioned above due to non-availability of information, DSC etc. Then the last remedy for you to is to draft a mail to income tax department with required details as stated below to request resetting of password.

Send a mail to the following E-Mail addresses in the below mentioned format:

1. validate@income taxindia.gov.in , 

2. ask@incometaxindia.gov.in

Sub : Retrieval of Forgotten Income Tax E - Filing Password

Respected Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / M/s ________________, an assessee bearing PAN XXXXX01234Y . I had registered at E - Filing Website of Income Tax for submitting my IT return. But, I have forgotten my password and also the answer of my secret question and hence I am unable to login into the website.

I request you to please reset my password and give the access to my account by considering my below mentioned details.

PAN: XXXXX01234Y

First Name:

Middle Name:

Last Name:

DOB:

Father’s First Name:

Father’s Middle Name:

Father’s Last Name:

Registered Mobile No:

Registered E-Mail ID:

Kindly do the needful and oblige

Regards,

Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / M/s ________________