No ITR Refund To Issue Until e-verification of ITR is not done

If you have filed your income tax returns on time but still wondering about the delay in processing your income tax return (ITR) or receiving your tax refund, check if you have e-verified your ITR. Failure to e-verify your ITR will render the filing process incomplete and your ITR will be considered invalid.

The IT department said in a notification that there will be no refund provided to those taxpayers who have not verified their tax returns. Any failure to do so will result in incomplete and invalid income tax returns. 

E-verification is very crucial to be considered valid tax returns. Ensure you have e-verified your tax returns timely. The income tax department made it compulsory to verify the tax returns within 30 days from the date of income tax filing. 

Steps for ITR Verification Using Aadhaar OTP:

• Go to the e-verify page and select I would like to verify option using a one-time password (OTP) sent to your registered mobile number
• Choose the option ‘I agree to validate my Aadhaar Details’ displayed on the page of Aadhaar OTP. and click ‘continue’
• In the next step, Click on the tab “Generate Aadhaar OTP” and click continue
• Then you will receive a 6-digit code to your registered mobile number. Enter the code in the given checkbox
• Lastly, click on “Continue”

After completing the above steps, a message will be displayed on the screen with your transaction ID details. You will get a confirmation message after the successful completion of the process.

Steps for ITR Verification Through Bank Account Number:

There are two ways of e-verifying the tax with the electronic verification code. One can be done with the use of a bank account and another is through the Demat account. Both are mentioned below with steps-

E-verify the tax with a bank account 

• Firstly, you have to go to the page of e-verify and choose “Through Bank Account” and click on the tab to continue
• You will be sent an EVC (electronic verification code) to your registered mobile number. 
• Enter the EVC code and click on continue
• At last, just click on the e-verify and here you are done

After completing these above, a confirmation message will appear on the display with your transaction ID and electronic verification code.

E-verify with a Demat bank account

• To e-verify the tax by using a Demat bank account, you will need to go to the page of e-verify and select there “Through Demat account” and click on the continue button.
• You will be sent an EVC (electronic verification code) to your registered mobile number. 
• Enter the EVC code and click on continue
• At last, just click on the e-verify and here you are done

After completing these above-mentioned steps, a confirmation message will appear on the display with your transaction ID and electronic verification code.

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