Enter your PAN, assessment year, and acknowledgement number to e-Verify your ITR using Aadhaar OTP
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What is ITR e-Verification?
ITR e-Verification is the process of digitally authenticating a return of income after it has been filed. It confirms that the return was submitted by the person to whom the PAN belongs, and that the data has not been altered after submission.
An ITR that is not verified is treated as invalid. The Income Tax Department does not begin processing it, and any refund due is not issued until verification is complete. Verification is mandatory under Rule 164(12) of the Income Tax Rules 2026.
What is the time limit to e-Verify an ITR?
Under CBDT Notification No. 5/2022 dated 29 July 2022, the deadline to e-Verify a return is 30 days from the date of filing. This applies to all returns filed on or after 1 August 2022.
A return that is not verified within 30 days is treated as not filed. The Income Tax Department will not process it, and any refund due will not be issued.
Where a refund is due, delayed verification also affects the interest payable on it. Under Section 437(7) of the Income Tax Act 2025, any period of delay attributable to the taxpayer is excluded from the period for which refund interest is calculated.
Refund interest is counted from the date of e-Verification, not from the original date of filing.
What happens if the e-Verification deadline is missed?
If 30 days have passed since filing, the return is treated as invalid. A condonation of delay application can be filed on the Income Tax portal under Service Request, with a reason for the delay. The Board is empowered to admit such applications under Section 239(3)(b) of the Income Tax Act 2025.
If the condonation is approved, the return can be e-Verified. The date of e-Verification is then treated as the date of filing, and the following consequences apply:
Late filing fee: If the date of e-Verification falls after the due date for that assessment year, a fee under Section 428 of the Income Tax Act 2025 applies.
₹1,000 if total income does not exceed ₹5,00,000
₹5,000 in any other case.Loss carry-forward: Losses that require timely filing to be carried forward, including business losses and capital losses, may not be available if the return is treated as filed after the due date.
What happens after you e-Verify your ITR?
Once e-Verification is complete, a confirmation is sent to the email address and mobile number registered on the Income Tax portal.
The ITR status updates to Successfully e-Verified. From this point, the return is picked up by the Centralised Processing Centre (CPC) for processing under Section 270(1) of the Income Tax Act 2025.
Once processing is complete, the department issues an intimation to the registered email address. The intimation shows the department's computation alongside the figures from the filed return, and states the outcome: refund due, tax demand raised, or no adjustment.
