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Notified Additional Modes to Generate EVC (Electronic Verification Code) - CBDT

CBDT has issued a notification recently regarding Additional modes to generate Electronic Verification Code for electronically filed Income Tax Return.  The Principal Director General of Income (Systems) lays down the procedures, data structure and standards for additional modes of generation of Electric Verification code in addition to EVC prescribed vide earlier Notification No. 2/2015 dated 13th July, 2015.

The Additional Modes of Generation of Electronic Verification Code are as follows:

1. Bank Account Details.
2. Demat Account Details.

Where the EVC is generated by giving bank details to file e-filing website http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in, assessee has to provide the following bank account details:
  • Bank Account No.
  • IFSC
  • Email ID
  • Mobile No.
These details provided by the assessee along with PAN and Name as per e-filing database will be vailied against the details of taxpayer registered with bank.  If the pre-validation is successfully completed, assessee can opt for "Generate EVC using Bank Account details" option while verifying the Income Tax Return.

Where the EVC is generated after Demat account authentication using Demat Details registered with CDSL/NSDL., assessee have to provide the following details:
  • Demate Account No.
  • Email ID
  • Mobile No.
These details provided by the assessee along with PAN and Name as per e-filing database will be validated against the details of taxpayer registered with depository (CDSL/NSDL). If the pre-validation is successfully completed, assessee can opt for "Generate EVC using Demat Account Details" option while verifying the Income Tax Return.

Other Conditions:

The additional mode of EVC generation will come into effect from the issue of this notification.  All the condition shall remain same as specified in notification No. 2/2015 dated 13.07.2015 issued by Pr. DGIT (Systems), New Delhil.

To read Notification 1/2016 dated 19th Jan. 2016 Click Here.