A 10 digit alpha-numeric code which can be generated by one or more of 4 different ways by eligible taxpayers to validate their income tax return. https://www.hrblock.in

1. JULY, 2015
Electronic Verification Code
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Electronic Verification Code
What is an Electronic
Verification Code (EVC)?
A 10 digit alpha-numeric
code which can be
generated by one or more
of 4 different ways by
eligible taxpayers to
validate their income tax
return.
Upon successful validation
of the EVC, the taxpayer
shall not be required to
send the signed ITR-V form
to CPC, Bangalore.
EVC is an environment friendly method of validation of return. H&R Block
recommends use of EVC.

3. Net Banking
Account
ATM
Aadhaar
Card Number
OTP (Low
Risk Cases)
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How to generate an EVC?
4 OPTIONS
If you cannot use any of the option above to validate your return, then you are
required to send the signed copy of Form ITR V to the Income Tax
Department’s Centralized Processing Centre in Bangalore by ordinary post or
speed post.

4. Taxpayer logs into
his online banking
account
Clicks the link to
the ITD’s portal
(Single Sign-On)
Requests for
generation of a
verification code
Receives the code
on his mobile
number
Submits the code
on the ITD’s portal
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EVC with Net Banking Account
• The bank should be enlisted by the ITD. All major Indian banks such as HDFC
Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, Kotak Bank, etc. are enlisted.
• If the account is jointly held, the taxpayer should be the primary account holder.
• The verification code shall be sent to the number registered on the ITD’s portal.
• Taxpayers should first update their mobile number on the ITD’s website before
generating the EVC
• The verification code shall be valid for 72 hours.
ITD = Income Tax Department

5. Taxpayer swipes his
ATM card*
Option to generate
a verification code
will flash
Requests for
generation of a
verification code
Receives the code
on his mobile
number
Submits the code
from his account on
the ITD’s portal
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EVC with ATM
* The bank should be enlisted by the ITD. All major Indian banks such as HDFC
Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, Kotak Bank, etc. are enlisted.
• The verification code shall be sent to the number registered on the ITD’s portal.
• The verification code shall be valid for 72 hours.

6. Taxpayer sends a
seeding request
from his account on
the ITD’s portal
Name, PAN, DOB,
Gender, etc. are
shared with the UIDAI
by ITD for validation
Upon successful
validation, an OTP/EVC
is generated
Taxpayer receives
the OTP/EVC on his
mobile number
Submits the code from
his account on the
ITD’s portal
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EVC with Aadhaar Number
• The OTP/EVC shall be sent to the mobile number registered with UIDAI.
• The OTP/EVC shall be valid for 10 minutes.

7. Taxpayer sends a
request for an OTP
from his account on
the e-filing portal
Receives the code on
his mobile number
Submits the code
from his account on
the ITD’s portal
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EVC by direct OTP from ITD
• Applicable only to low risk taxpayers - i) Income less than Rs. 5 Lakh, and ii) no
refund
• The verification code shall be sent to the number registered on the ITD’s portal.
• The OTP shall be valid for 72 hours.

8. If an EVC is lost or expired, a new EVC can be regenerated.
A separate EVC is to be generated and validated for each return e-filed. For every
return e-filed, the EVC should be generated & validated within 120 days of e-filing.
If the taxpayer does not have the password to his account on the income tax
department’s portal, the net banking account method would be most suitable to him.
He can log into his account on the ITD’s portal by using the net banking acount.
Only in Aadhaar based EVC, the EVC is sent to the mobile number linked to the
Aadhaar card. In all other cases, the EVC is sent to the mobile number registered on
the tax payer’s account with the ITD’s e-filing portal.
It is important to update the mobile number in the account on ITD’s portal before
sending the request for the EVC.
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Other important points

9. For any queries regarding EVC, contact H&R
Block @ evc@hrblock.in
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