24 banks have been cleared by the Income Tax Department including ICICI Bank, RBL Bank, and HDFC Bank. This major step has been taken to accept tax payments made using e-pay tax service available in the e-filing portal. The e-Pay tax facility now allows taxpayers to pay taxes through debit card, net banking, over the counter payment, NEFT, RTGS, and through different payment gateways of authorised banks.
In order to pay tax through e-Pay, taxpayers are required to fill in their Permanent Account Number or PAN and mobile number. You will receive an OTP. After filling OTP, you will be landed on the e-Pay page. Below are the authorised banks for e-Pay purposes-
24 Authorised Banks for the Tax Payment Through E-Pay Service
- Indian Bank
- Union Bank
- Axis Bank
- UCO Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- South Indian Bank
- Bank of India
- State Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- RBL Bank
- Canara Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- City Union Bank
- Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Federal Bank
- Karur Vysys Bank
- HDFC Bank
- Jammu & Kashmir Bank
- ICICI Bank
- IndusInd Bank
- IDBI Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
A Quick Guide to Use the E-pay Tax Service
- Open the e-filing portal by typing https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/ in the search box, and then click on ‘e-Pay Tax’.
- Fill in your PAN number and mobile number and click on 'continue'.
- Fill in the 6-digit OTP sent to you on your provided mobile number and click on 'continue'.
- A success message will pop up on your screen with your PAN/TAN and masked name. Proceed by clicking 'continue'.
- Select assessment year, minor head, and other details, and then proceed further by clicking on 'continue'.
- Select the tax payment category that applies to you and continue by clicking on ‘Proceed’.
- On the 'Add Tax Breakup Details' page, add the breakup of the total amount of tax payment and click on 'continue'.
- Select payment gateway mode and click on 'continue'.
- Verify the details in the 'Preview and Make Payment Page' and proceed by clicking on 'Pay Now'.
- After payment is completed, you will be sent a confirmation email and an SMS. For future reference, you can download the Challan Receipt. You can get all these details under the 'Payment History' tab on the 'e-Pay Tax' page as well after login.
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