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E-Filing Vault - Secure your Income Tax E- filing Accounts, e-Vault - Use Advanced Security

To shield your e-Filing account against any fraudulent activity, a new facility has been introduced named as e-Vault. Using e-Vault, taxpayer can logon the e-filing portal through various options such as:

• Login through Net Banking
• Login using DSC
• Login using Aadhaar OTP
• Login using Bank Account EVC
• Login using Demat Account EVC

Taxpayers can secure their login credentials if they had shared their account's user id and password. The two level of authentications, ensure higher degree of security compared to the simple user id and password.

E-filing vault makes your tax e-filing account safer:

Step 1 Logon to the 'e-Filing' Portal www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in

Step 2 Go to the 'Profile Setting' menu located at the upper-right side of the page ⇒ Click 'e-filing Vault - Higher Security' ⇒ Select any one of the following Login options:

• Login through Net Banking
• Login using DSC
• Login using Aadhaar OTP
• Login using Bank Account EVC
• Login using Demat Account EVC

Efiling of income tax return ITR How Efiling vault makes your account

Note You can reset your password using any one of the following option:
• Bank Account EVC
• Demat Account EVC
• Aadhaar OTP
• Upload DSC

E-filing of income tax return (ITR): How E-filing vault makes your

Perform the following steps to change the Secret Question(s) or Answer(s):
Step 1 Logon to the 'e-Filing' Portal www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
Step 2 Go to the 'Profile Setting' menu located at the upper-right side of the page ⇒ Click 'Change Secret Question(s) / Answer(s)'
Step 3 Select 'Primary Secret Question' ⇒ Enter 'Primary Secret answer' ⇒ Select 'Secondary Secret Question' ⇒ Enter 'Secondary Secret Answer'
Step 4 Click 'Submit'

E-filing of income tax return (ITR), Income Tax Department, e-Filing portal, profile page

As of now, you login into http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/e-Filing/UserLogin/LoginHome.html to e-file your returns using your userID (PAN) and password. So, “if somebody knew your PAN and password, they could easily access your records. Therefore, the e-filing portal has installed some added security measures to protect your tax return and other personal details. The E-filing Vault will have added security checks, similar to your bank’s security checks, following the regular login process