Check your Income-tax return processing status

If you do not remember whether you have e-filed your return for a particular year or, have sent your ITR-V to CPC for processing, you can follow a simple procedure.  Electronic Verification Code  (EVC) is now introduced, earlier it was compulsory to send your  ITR-V to CPC, Bangalore. How to check the status of your return filed? Follow the steps given below:

Step 1: Go to www.incometax.gov.in. There is no need to login. Just click on “Income Tax Return (ITR) Status” given under “Our Services“ on the Home Page.

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Step  2:  Now, on the next screen, enter e-filing acknowledgement number of your ITR-V for the concerned assessment year, and registered mobile number.  Then, click on continue.

Step 3: Enter OTP sent to your registered mobile number.

Step 4: You will get to know the status of your return for the concerned Assessment Year.

• In  case you see, “ITR-V not received” on your screen, it means you have failed to sent it and will have to e-verify your return using EVC or physically sending your ITR-V to CPC, Bangalore.
• In case you see the message “ITR-V received” , no need to do any further processing.
• If you have  not filed your return at all for that assessment year, it will show  “ No E-Return has been filed for this Pan and Assessment Year or e-filing Acknowledgement number ”.