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Registration for Efiling:
For starters, please go to the Income tax efiling website and register yourself if you are a new user.

Tips for registering:
Caveat, Your Name in your PAN CARD and your name in the Income-tax database need not match exactly. As a rule, the FIFTH CHARACTER in your PAN number should be the same as your starting alphabet of your last name. For e.g If your name is SENTHIL KUMAR MURUGESAN where MURUGESAN is your father’s name, then

if the 5th letter in your PAN is S, your last name in the Income-tax records is SENTHIL KUMAR.

You would need this detail sorted out before registering in the efiling website.

Paying taxes online:
You can pay your taxes online if you have a bank account. Select your appropriate challan (typically it should be ITNS-280 for individual salaried tax peyers). Select “(0021)INCOME-TAX (OTHER THAN COMPANIES)” under Type of taxes applicable.
Select appropriate TYPES OF PAYMENT (typically its 300 - SELF ASSESSEMENT, please check your case)

You can also check how your name appears in the income tax website by clicking on the online payment link, and by entering the mandatory fields.

Downloading and filling ITRs:
Download the appropriate form here in excel utility.

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