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How to pay Income Tax due / Challan 280 Online in India?
Detailed step-by-step instructions on how to make a payment thru Govt authorised income tax portal? Now Paying your Income Tax Return (ITR) Due Online thru self assessment Challan 280 is easy, and takes just few moments to complete. you can also do this at the time of income tax preparation / filing at EZTax.in portal.
Understand how to pay taxes and include Challans in your ITR
There are three options to Pay your income tax due.
In all the cases, use Challan Number / ITNS 280 to fill the details and pay the tax.
1. Pay Online using Govt Income Tax Department Portal New (POST LOGIN) Recommended Time: ~4.5 mins
Use this method for Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, ICICI Bank, Indian Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, Federal bank, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Axis Bank, City union Bank Limited, IDBI bank, Indusind Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited, UCO bank and Union Bank of India.
| 1 | Open the Link: Login to Online Tax Payment using https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal with PAN and Password. |
| 2 | After logging in, go to menu 'e-File' and click on 'e-Pay Tax'. |
| 3 | Click on 'New Payment' to go to 'New Payment' page. |
| 4 | Click on 'Proceed' in 'Income Tax' Box. You can use this option for payment of 'Advance Tax', 'Self-Assessment Tax' (most common). |
| 5 | Select the relevant Assessment Year (For Example AY 2022-23) and Select 'Type of Payment' as
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| 6 | Enter the total tax due (the amount you need to pay) in 'Tax' field and click on 'Continue'. |
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| 8 | Check the details in the preview and click on 'Pay Now' and Submit to the Bank |
| 9 | Login to your Bank's NetBanking Site: 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. |
| 10 | Collect the Receipt: On successful payment a challan, a 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. Keep it for your records. |
| 11 | Kindly download the challan and share the challan copy. You can also download the challan from Payment History of ITD Portal. |
2. Pay Online using Govt Income Tax Department Portal New (PRE LOGIN) Recommended Time: ~4.5 mins
Use this method for Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, ICICI Bank, Indian Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, Federal bank, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Axis Bank, City union Bank Limited, IDBI bank, Indusind Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited, UCO bank and Union Bank of India.
| 1 | Open the link:https://eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/e-pay-tax-prelogin/user-details |
| 2 | Enter 'PAN' and 're-enter the PAN' to confirm the same. |
| 3 | Enter the 'mobile number' and click on continue. |
| 4 | Enter the 'OTP received' on mobile and click on continue. |
| 5 | It will show the PAN and Name as per PAN. Click on continue if details are correct. |
| 6 | Click on 'Proceed' in 'Income Tax' Box. You can use this option for payment of 'Advance Tax', 'Self-Assessment Tax' (most common). |
| 7 | Select the relevant Assessment Year (For Example AY 2022-23) and Select 'Type of Payment' as
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| 8 | Enter the total tax due (the amount you need to pay) in 'Tax' field and click on 'Continue'. |
| 9 | Select 'Type of Payment' (Net Banking / Debit Card / RTGS / Pay at Bank) and click on continue.
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| 10 | Check the details in the preview and click on 'Pay Now' and Submit to the Bank |
| 11 | Login to your Bank's NetBanking Site: 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. |
| 12 | Collect the Receipt: On successful payment a challan, a 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. Keep it for your records. |
| 13 | Kindly download the challan and share the challan copy. You can also download the challan from Payment History of ITD Portal. |
3. Pay Online using NSDL Portal Time: ~4 mins
| Starting from Jan 1st 2023, only few banks are accepted using this option. | |
| 1 | Open the Link: ITD authorised NSDL to facilitate the online income tax payments. Open the link, Online Tax Payment (https://onlineservices.tin.egov-nsdl.com/etaxnew/tdsnontds.jsp) |
| 2 | Click on Challan 280:. Go to the non-TDS / TCS Section and click on "Challan No. / ITNS 280" for the payment of Income Tax & Corporation Tax. Follow the below instructions to get the payment processed.
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| 3 | Submit the Data: 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. |
| 4 | Login to NetBanking Site: 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. |
| 5 | Collect the Receipt: On successful payment a challan, a 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. Keep it for your records. |
Important Note:
After payment, most of the bank sites download a PDF; please save this file for future use and the same need to be used while completing your IT Return. If you lose this for some reason, you may get it in the income tax e-filing portal but it may take up to 24 hrs.
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4. Pay thru Bank Branch
| 1 | Download: Download the challan 280 from NSDL portal, please refer the below link to download Download Challan 280 Now |
| 2 | Prepare: Prepare the data needed for Challan 280 and go to the bank branch to pay. |
| 3 | Receipt: Keep the Challan Receipt and use the information to enter to complete your Tax Return. |
Important
In both the cases, consider keeping the challan receipt for future use ... the refund from ITD may take time, until it's fully processed, it's your interest to keep the receipt as a proof of payment.
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