Protect your Income Tax Department e-Filing account!
Â
Dear Taxpayer,
In order to ensure that you are able to secure your E-filing account against any fraudulent login attempts, the Income Tax Department has introduced a new facility called the “E-filing Vault”. In order to use this facility, you can log in to your E-filing Account and in the profile page select “E-filing Vault – higher security”. Click here to know more.
Change your password to a strong password – Use at least one uppercase, one special character and one numeral – do not share your password with anyone.  Â
Example: Xasft$9056Â Â
Select the option to Reset Password using only:
Digital Signature Certificate Â
NetBanking redirection Â
Aadhaar OTP Â
No other person will be able to reset your password Â
Select the Option to Login to your e-Filing Account using only:
Digital Signature Certificate Â
NetBanking redirection Â
Aadhaar OTP Â
No other person will be able to login to your account using your user id or password even if you had shared the password with someone else in the past.  Â