The Income Tax Department has updated the list of banks under the e-Pay Tax Service on the e-filing portal to increase the convenience of taxpayers. Now 30 banks have been authorized under this facility. This change will make the tax payment process easier and more convenient. If your bank is not on the list of authorized banks, then you can pay tax using NEFT / RTGS or a payment gateway.

E-Filing means completing the entire process of filing tax returns online. For this, taxpayers need PAN-based login credentials. This facility is available on the official website of the Income Tax Department, where it can be used in both Pre-login and Post-login modes.

You can pay tax from these banks

Private Banks: Axis Bank, Bandhan Bank, City Union Bank, DCB Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, Federal Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDFC First Bank, IndusInd Bank, Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Karnataka Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, RBL Bank, South Indian Bank, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.

Government Banks: Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, UCO Bank, Union Bank of India.

What to do if your bank is not on the list?

If your bank is not in the authorized list of e-Filing Portal, then you can use NEFT/RTGS or payment gateway. Currently, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Federal Bank, State Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank are providing this facility. To use the e-Pay Tax facility on the e-Filing Portal, it is necessary to generate a challan (CRN). Each challan will have a unique challan reference number (CRN), through which the payment can be tracked.

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