Online Income Tax Return Filing can be done in two ways 

(1) Without Digital Signature, wherein the XML is uploaded on the server of IT department, and then the ITRV is posted to CPC Bangalore, and (2) With Digital Signature, wherein the XML is uploaded with the digital signature, and thus there is no need to send the ITRV to CPC Bangalore, since the final Acknowledgement is generated there itself.

More information about E-filing of income tax return using Digital Signature

Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) is the digital equivalent of physical or paper certificates. To provide you with some examples of physical certificates are driver’s licenses, passports or membership cards. Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for example, a driver’s license identifies someone who can legally drive in a particular country. Likewise, a digital certificate can be presented electronically to access information or services on the Internet, to prove your identity, or to sign certain documents digitally. When E-filing of Tax Return is done with Digital Signature then instant ITR Acknowledgement is generated, on which it would be written as- “DO NOT SEND TO CPC, BANGALORE”, thus  there is no need to manually post the same to CPC Bangalore, which is fully hassle free way of online income tax return filing. We are of the opinion that online income tax return filing should be filed with digital signature since with this there would no hassle to manually post the ITRV to CPC Bangalore, and also the cost of acquiring a DSC nowadays has reduced drastically. Especially, Non- -resident individuals (NRI), since taking a job abroad or settling overseas may not absolve an individual from filing an income tax return in India; have to take this hassle to post the signed ITRV from outside India to India Income Tax Department.  Instead of this difficult way, NRIs should get Digital Signatures so that they need not require sending ITR-V to CPC, Bangalore.

More information about E-filing of income tax return without using Digital Signature

Tax Payers who are filing their income tax return without Digital Signature (DSC), they need to send the Acknowledgement copy, i.e., ITR-V to CPC, Bangalore by post within 120 days from filing tax return. Therefore it is quite difficult for them to make sure whether their mail is going to reach CPC, Bangalore. Moreover, CPC rejects so many ITR-V due to various reasons. Here is some important tips for you to avoid the hassle- 1)    Please use Ink Jet /Laser printer to print the ITR-V Form. 2)    The ITR-V Form should be printed only in black ink. 3)    Do not use any other ink option to print ITR V. 4)    Use of Dot Matrix printer should be avoided. 5)    Ensure that print out is clear and not light print/faded copy. 6)    Please do not print any water marks on ITR-V. The only permissible watermark is that of “Income Tax Department” which is printed automatically on each ITR V 7)    The document that is mailed to CPC should be signed in original. 8)    Photocopy of signatures will not be accepted. 9)    The signatures or any handwritten text should not be written on Bar code. 10)   Bar code and numbers below barcode should be clearly visible. 11)   Only A4 size white paper should be used. 12)   Avoid typing anything at the back of the paper. 13)   Perforated paper or any other size paper should be avoided. 14)   Do not use stapler on ITR V acknowledgement. 15)   In case you are submitting original and revised returns, do not print them back to back. Use two separate papers for printing ITR-Vs separately. 16)   Please do not submit any annexure, covering letter, pre stamped envelopes etc. along with ITR-V. 17)   The ITR-V form is required to be sent to Post Bag No.1, Electronic City Post Office, Bangaluru, Karnataka-560100, by ordinary post. 18)   ITR-Vs that do not conform to the above specifications may get rejected or acknowledgement of Receipt may get delayed. Therefore, if CPC rejects the ITR-V then taxpayers again have to send the same to finish the final level of filing income tax return.

Online Income Tax Return with digital signature is a better option

At, Taxmantra.com, we just require your personal details as well as income details to file income tax return in India. We require your address proof and ID proof to make your Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). Taxmantra.com offers excellent tax support in addition to filing of return of income and comprehensive tax planning. After which we take care of online tax return filing in most hassle free manner, making online income tax filing an excellent experience. At Taxmantra.com, we provide one-to-one Personalized Income Tax return Filing Services to help tax payers in addressing their tax issues and also in filing of their income tax returns. You can look to visit our Online ITR Filing Page. You can also call us at +918820820811 & Press (1) between 9:30 am to 9:30 pm from Monday to Saturday to avail this service or send an email at – “info@taxmantra.com”