Status Check, Procedures, Facilities

Organization : National Securities Depository Limited & Income Tax Department of India
Service Name : e-TAX Payment System
Applicable States/UT: All India

Website : https://onlineservices.tin.egov-nsdl.com/etaxnew/tdsnontds.jsp

e-TAX Payment System :

e-Payment facilitates payment of direct taxes online by taxpayers. To avail of this facility the taxpayer is required to have a net-banking account with any of the Authorized Banks.

Related / Similar Service :
e-TDS/e-TCS Registration Status Track

nsdlcas.nsdl.com Login

Procedure for e-payment:
1. To pay taxes online the taxpayer will select the relevant challan i.e. ITNS 280, ITNS 281, ITNS 282 or ITNS 283, as applicable.

2. Enter its PAN / TAN as applicable. There will be an online check on the validity of the PAN / TAN entered.

3. If PAN/ TAN is valid the taxpayer will be allowed to fill up other challan details like accounting head under which payment is made, name and address of TAN and also select the bank through which payment is to be made, etc.

4. On submission of data entered a confirmation screen will be displayed. If the taxpayer confirms the data entered in the challan, it will be directed to the net-banking site of the bank.

5. The taxpayer will login to the net-banking site with the user id/ password provided by the bank for net-banking purpose and enter payment details at the bank site.

6. On successful payment a challan counterfoil will be displayed containing CIN, payment details and bank name through which e-payment has been made. This counterfoil is proof of payment being made.

Authorized Banks:
** Allahabad Bank
** Andhra Bank
** Axis Bank
** Bank of Baroda
** Bank of India
** Bank of Maharashtra
** Canara Bank
** Central Bank of India
** Corporation Bank
** Dena Bank
** HDFC Bank
** ICICI Bank
** IDBI Bank
** Indian Bank
** Indian Overseas Bank
** Jammu & Kashmir Bank
** Oriental Bank of Commerce
** Punjab and Sind Bank
** Punjab National Bank
** State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
** State Bank of Hyderabad
** State Bank of India
** State Bank of Mysore
** State Bank of Patiala
** State Bank of Travancore
** Syndicate Bank
** UCO Bank
** Union Bank of India
** United Bank of India
** Vijaya Bank

FAQs :
1. What is e-payment of taxes?
This is a facility provided to the taxpayers to make income tax payments through internet, using net-banking facility.

2. How can I use this facility to pay income tax?
You can use the facility if –
** You have a bank account with net-banking facility, and
** Your bank provides the e- payment facility.

3. Whether it is mandatory to pay tax online?
It is mandatory for the following types of assesses to pay tax online with effect from April 1,2008.
** All the corporate assesses.
** All assesses (other than company) to who the provisions of section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 are applicable.

4. What should I do if my bank does not have an online payment facility or is not an authorized bank for etax ?
In case your bank does not have an online payment facility or is not an authorized bank then you can make electronic payment of tax from the account of any other person who has an account with the authorized bank having online facility. However, the challan for making such payment must clearly indicate your Permanent Account Number (PAN).

5. What is the timing for making payment through internet?
You will have to check the net-banking webpage of your bank’s website for this information.

6. After making e-payment of direct tax if status of challan is not available under Challan Status Enquiry on NSDL site, what should I do?
You can verify the status of the challan in the “Challan Status Inquiry” at NSDL-TIN website after 5 to 7 days of making e-payment. In case of non availability of the challan status kindly contact your bank