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How to confirm online that your income tax return is yours

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After you file your income tax return, e-Verify it on the Income Tax e-Filing portal. It is free. Do it within 30 days of filing.

Central Government Checked 2026-10-22 Income Tax e-Filing
What changed: Merged the duplicate steps, removed the stray homepage-route steps (it stays under problems), split the final step into choose, enter and submit, and listed each method with what it needs.

Steps

  1. Open www.incometax.gov.in in your browser.
    Open this page
  2. Log in with your user ID and password.
  3. Open e-Verify Return from the menu.
  4. Click e-Verify by your return.
    The list shows returns waiting to be e-Verified.
  5. Choose one way to e-Verify.
    The easiest is Aadhaar OTP, if your phone is linked to Aadhaar.
  6. Enter your code or use your USB token.
    A code option sends a one-time code to your registered phone and e-mail, so enter it.
  7. Click Submit.
    A success message means your return is e-Verified.
  8. After the last step
    The portal shows a success message once your return is e-Verified.
    The department then processes your return.
    If you sent a request asking the tax office to accept your late confirmation, your return counts as verified only after the department approves it.

What you need

  • Your portal user ID and password
  • Phone linked to Aadhaar
  • Pre-validated bank or demat account
  • Net banking login
  • Digital signature on a USB token
  • Acknowledgement number
Free

Where to find it

Home e-File Income tax return e-Verify Return Open the official page

If something goes wrong

Someone calls or messages asking for your OTP.
Never share a one-time password (OTP), password or PIN with anyone. This is true even if they say they are from the Income Tax Department or your bank. Enter codes only on the portal.
You are past the time limit.
Click Ok when the portal asks. Pick a reason, then click Continue. This sends a request asking the tax office to accept your late confirmation. Your return counts only after the office approves it.
You cannot log in.
Click e-Verify Return on the homepage. Enter your PAN (Permanent Account Number), the tax year that follows the money year you earned in, the acknowledgement number and your mobile number. Then enter the mobile OTP.
The bank or demat option does not work.
The account must be pre-validated and enabled for codes. Pick another way, such as Aadhaar OTP.

Official help

Official website
Income Tax e-Filing
e-Filing helpdesk (Mon–Fri, 8:00–20:00)
1800 103 0025 or 1800 419 0025

Words used on this page

ITRIncome Tax Return. The form in which you tell the government your yearly income.
e-VerifyConfirming online that the filed return is yours, so the department accepts it.
Aadhaar OTPOTP means one-time password. It is a code sent to the phone linked to your Aadhaar.
EVCElectronic Verification Code. A one-time code sent to your registered phone and e-mail.
DSCDigital Signature Certificate. An electronic signature kept on a USB token.
Pre-validated accountA bank or demat account you already linked and approved on the portal.
Acknowledgement numberThe number you get after filing. It identifies that return.
Condonation requestA request asking the tax office to accept your confirmation after the limit.

Sources and how we checked

Last checked against the official source: 2026-10-22

Known limits

We read the official pages on 2026-10-22. We have not tested every step ourselves, so if a screen looks different, follow what the official website shows.