How to Register Digital Signature for eFiling of Income Tax Returns using USB e-Token
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A digital signature authenticates electronic documents in a similar manner a handwritten signature authenticates printed documents. This signature cannot be forged and it asserts that a named person wrote or otherwise agreed to the document to which the signature is attached. The recipient of a digitally signed message can verify that the message originated from the person whose signature is attached to the document and that the message has not been altered either intentionally or accidentally since it was signed. Also, the signer of a document cannot later disown it by claiming that the signature was forged. In other words, digital signatures enable the “authentication” and “non-repudiation” of digital messages, assuring the recipient of a digital message of both the identity of the sender and the integrity of the message.
A digital signature is issued by a Certification Authority (CA) and is signed with the CA’s private key. A digital signature typically contains the: Owner’s public key, the Owner’s name, Expiration date of the public key, the Name of the issuer (the CA that issued the Digital ID), Serial number of the digital signature, and the digital signature of the issuer. Digital signatures deploy the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology.
If you file electronically using digital signature you do not have to submit a physical copy of the return. Even if you do not have a digital signature, you can still e-File the returns. However, you must also physically submit the printed copy of the filled up Form along with the copy of the Provisional Acknowledgement Number of your e-Return.
Here is the procedure to register the Digital Signature with Income Tax department website for eFiling of Income Tax Returns.
STEP 1: Open I.T website -https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/portal/index.doin Internet Explorer Click on the “ Login” tab to continue
Step 2: Registered Users should enter their User ID (usually PAN No.) and password and click Login
Step-3 On the Login Page, click on My Account and select Update Digital Certificate
Step-4 : Click YES , then tick the “Always trust content from the publisher” and then click on RUN on the following prompts:
STEP 5: Choose the option “ Upload your USB token ” and click on Select your USB TOKEN Certificate button
STEP 6: Click on Browse button and locate the file “C:\WINDOWS\system32\eTPKCS11.dll” from your PC and then enter eToken password and click sign
Dear Sir/madam,
The information is good. But after showing Certificate selected successfully click register to proceed, if i am clicking on register the following message is coming.
validation error
Please help regarding same
Hi,
You have given information about the registration of degitle signature on Income tax India website.
But can you please let me know how to get the Digitle signature?
and from where to get it?
I searched online about it but there are so many of different answers. Can you please guide on it?
Regards,
Simantinee
Dear Sir,
I had submitted IT return using digital signature as per the instructions here. But I got an ITR-V with message that it has to be sent to IT department for acknowledgement. Please advice whether it is same message for digitally signed and normal XML upload.
i already did roll check in mca website is that i have to again in income tax website
You just have to register on Income tax website but its very easy and one time exercise. When you will file your return online with digital signature it will ask for registration.
where is this file eTPKCS11.dll how to create one?? please explain
from where is this file eTPKCS11.dll how to get?
till step:5 ok but in step:6 browsing is not coming pls help me
You just have to register on Income tax website but its very easy and one time exercise. When you will file your return online with digital signature it will ask for registration.
I HAVE PROBLEM WITHDIGITAL SIGNATURES EFILING
PLEASE GUIDE ME FROM ZERO TO HUNDERED PERCENT
BB GUPTA
plz help out about digital signature procedure.
dear friends,
govt. making us foolish, if we need digital signature we need to spend rs. 500 to 5000, you cant get digital signature free of cost, so go and submit ur return manually.
Hi dear friends
i am also faced a problem when register at ITR.
In that time it asking Register Your Digital Certificate but i don’t know how to r Register Digital Certificate please give some clarification
How many returns i can file with one registered SIgn with Income tax departement for the same person.
Example For one company Director is Mr.X for Mr.x Also Propriter
When i try registerd same sign as propreitor Then Income tax department is showing following Message
“This Certificate is already registered in our database.”
Please reply Urgently
When i try registerd same sign as propreitor Then Income tax department is showing following Message
validation error
“This Certificate is already registered in our database.”
Please reply Urgently
Dear Sir/madam,
I make Digitle signature from e-mudhra and they give one installation file i registr to my PC successfully, and i go to login to Income Tax Web site so they asking .pfx file or USB token so Please help regarding same
Thanking You,
Mohan.D.V.