How to Update Mobile number & E-mail ID of Tax payers on e-Filing Portal of Income Tax India Website

The process of updating and authenticating the contact details Mobile number & E-mail ID of Tax payers on e-Filing Portal of Income Tax India Website.

Updating Contact Details for FIRST TIME USER (NEW TAX PAYER) 

Provide the correct Mobile Number and Email ID during the Registration in the e-Filing portal, Activation link would be sent to the registered E-mail ID and a One Time Password (OTP also called PIN) is sent to the registered  Mobile Number. User needs to Click on the Link provided in the E-mail and  enter the OTP received in the mobile number for Successful activation of the  registered user in e-Filing portal.

Updating Contact Details for OLD USER (ALREADY REGISTERED TAX PAYER OR USERS) 

After the user logs in to the e-filing account, there will be a pop-up requesting the user to update the current Mobile number and E-mail ID. The user should update their personal Mobile number and Email so that the updated contact particulars are registered with the Department or confirm that the Mobile number and email ID already registered is their valid personal contacts.
Upon submitting the details, Department would immediately send OTPs  (PIN1 & PIN2) to new mobile number and Email ID. The respective PINs- PIN1 and PIN2 received through Mobile number and E-mail ID should be entered by them in the respective input fields to authenticate that the email ID and mobile are correct. Upon successful validation the Mobile number and email ID would be updated in the taxpayer’s profile and the process
would be complete.
The PIN1 and PIN2 would be valid only for the session – so taxpayers are advised not to close the webpage till PINs are entered and validated. In case of any difficulty or delay, the taxpayer can log in again and follow the same process to update the current contact details.

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