Easy Steps to make Income Tax Payment

 

The CBDT has changed the procedure for e payment of Income Tax from 1^st Nov, 2022

Here are given easy steps to make e payment of taxes without Log in on the Income Tax portal where all your bank accounts, Aadhar and income details are there.

So e payment of taxes without Log is made easy here in steps:

-       Go to the e-Filing portal homepage and click e-Pay Tax or click on https://eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/e-pay-tax-prelogin/user-details

-       Enter PAN and Confirm PAN in textbox and enter mobile number

-       Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile number

-       After OTP verification, a success message with PAN and Name will be displayed

-       After selecting the applicable Tax Payment like 100 for Advance Tax, 300 for self Asst Tax and 400 for Demand of Earlier Years click Continue.

-       Select the payment mode though which payment is proposed to be made i.e Net Banking, Debit/ Credit Card, Cheque at Bank Counter or through RTGS/ NEFT

-       Once a payment mode is chosen for a Challan Form and Challan Reference Number (CRN) is generated for it, the payment mode cannot be changed later during payment. 

-       For payment through Net Banking (of authorized banks)

·         Select the Bank Name from the options. (If your bank name is not displayed then select it from the dropdown menu of Other Bank) & click Continue.

·         On the Preview and Make Payment page, verify the payment details and tax break up details and click Pay Now.

·         Read and accept the Terms and Conditions and click Submit to Bank. (the website of the selected Bank where you can log in and make the payment.) 

 

Detailed Procedure step by Step

Step 1: Go to the e-Filing portal homepage and click e-Pay Tax.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2: On the e-Pay Tax page, enter PAN / TAN and enter it again in the Confirm PAN /

TAN textbox and enter mobile number (available with you). Click Continue.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: On the OTP Verification page, enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile number entered in Step 2 and click Continue.

Note:

·         OTP will be valid for 15 minutes only.

·         You have 3 attempts to enter the correct OTP.

·         The OTP expiry countdown timer on screen tells you when the OTP will expire.

·         On clicking Resend OTP, a new OTP will be generated and sent.

Step 4: After OTP verification, a success message with entered PAN / TAN and Name will be displayed. Click Continue to proceed.

 

 

Depending on the category, you will be able select from the following Type of Payment:

For PAN holder (Depending on the category of the taxpayer)	·          Income Tax (Advance Tax, Self-Assessment Tax, etc.) ·         Corporation tax (Advance Tax, Self-Assessment Tax, etc.) ·         Equalisation levy / Securities Transactions Tax (STT) / Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT)/Dividend Distribution Tax (DTT) ·         Fee / Other Payments
For TAN holder	·         Pay TDS/TCS ·         Pay Fee (Appeal Fee, Any other Fee)

Sl. No.	Tax Payment Category	Details
1	Income Tax (Advance Tax, Self-Assessment Tax, etc.)	·         Select the Assessment Year from the drop-down options ·         Select the Type of Payment (Minor Head) from the available drop-down options
2	Corporation Tax (Advance Tax, Self-Assessment Tax, etc.)	·         Select the Assessment Year from the drop-down options ·         Select the Type of Payment (Minor Head) from the available drop-down options
3	Demand payment as regular assessment tax (400)	·         Select from the available list of Demand Reference Number (DRNs) available. You can search by DRN or filter by the Assessment Year.

 

Step 7 On the Add Tax Breakup Details page, add the breakup of total amount of tax payment and click Continue.

 

Step 7: You will be required to select the payment mode though which payment is proposed to be made. Five modes of payments are available, as explained below.

Sl. No.	Payment Mode	Step
1	Tax Payment through Net Banking	Proceed
2	Tax Payment through Debit Card	Proceed
3	Pay at the Bank Counter	Proceed
4	Tax Payment through RTGS / NEFT	Proceed
5	Tax Payment through Payment Gateway	Proceed

Note: Once a payment mode is chosen for a Challan Form and Challan Reference Number (CRN) is generated for it, the payment mode cannot be changed later during payment. 

For payment through Net Banking (of authorized banks)

A. On the Select Payment Mode page, select the Net Banking menu and select the Bank Name from the options. (If your bank name is not displayed as one of the radio options, select it from the dropdown menu of Other Bank) & click Continue.
 

Note: This facility is available for Authorized Banks only. If your bank is not authorized bank, RTGS / NEFT or Payment Gateway mode can be selected for tax payment.

B. On the Preview and Make Payment page, verify the payment details and tax break up details and click Pay Now.
 

C. Read and accept the Terms and Conditions and click Submit to Bank. (You will be redirected to the website of the selected Bank where you can log in and make the payment.)