The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has now reduced the ITR verification due date to 30 days from the date of filing.
Vanshika verma | Sep 1, 2025 |
Don’t Miss Out! E-Verify Your ITR Within 30 Days
Filing an Income Tax Return (ITR) is only the first step in completing your annual tax obligations. Once taxpayers submit their return, the income tax department requires taxpayers to e-verify it to validate and process the filing. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has now reduced the ITR verification due date to thirty days from the date of filing.
Without e-verification, taxpayers‘ ITR will be considered incomplete and taxpayers may miss out on timely refunds or may face compliance issues. It is the fastest and most convenient method.
E-verification confirms that the ITR has been filed by (You) the taxpayer and not by someone else. It is essentially an electronic signature on return. Unless verified, the taxpayer’s return will not be taken up for processing by the tax authorities.
Here’s how taxpayers can e-verify their ITR and what they should keep in mind.
The income tax department gives different options to make the process convenient:
1. Aadhaar OTP
Step 1: Link your Aadhaar to your PAN and registered mobile number.
Step 2: Choose the ‘Verify Using Aadhaar OTP’ option on the e-filing portal.
Step 3: You will receive an OTP (one-time password) on your Aadhaar-linked mobile number.
Step 4: Enter the OTP to complete the verification.
2. Through Net Banking
Step 1: Log in to your bank’s net banking account.
Step 2: Search for the ‘e-file’ or ‘e-verify’ option under the Income Tax menu.
Step 3: You will be redirected to the e-filing portal and can confirm your return quickly.
3. Through Bank Account or Demat Account
Step 1: Pre-validate your bank account or demat account on the income tax portal.
Step 2: Select a suitable option for e-verification.
Step 3: You will receive an OTP on your mobile number or email linked to the account.
Step 4: Enter the OTP to complete the process.
4. Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)
Taxpayers who are required to use a DSC such as companies or individuals with audit requirements, can attach their digital signature to finish verification.
5. By Sending a Physical Copy (ITR-V)
In case the taxpayer cannot e-verify, then they can simply download the ITR-V acknowledgement, sign it and post it to the Centralised Processing Centre (CPC) in Bengaluru within 30 days of filing.
Taxpayers should consider these following things while filing ITR:
1. Always finish e-verification within 30 days of filing return or otherwise it will be considered invalid.
2. Make sure your mobile number and email ID are updated on the income tax portal, as OTPs are sent to these.
3. Refunds, if any, will only be processed once your ITR is verified.
4. Use only the official income tax e-filing portal or authorised bank channels to avoid fraud.
September 15, 2025 is the deadline to file non-audit ITRs for the current assessment year 2025-26. Those who are required to audit can file the income tax return till October 31, 2025.
There are approximately 133,009,071 individual registered users on the e-filing portal and till now over 3.90 crore ITRs have been filed and out of this, around 3.72 crore returns have been verified. A total of 2.46 crore ITRs have also been processed till August 29, 2025.
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