E-filing can be done in three ways, steps & process
Type I: In case you are using digital signature, no further action is required.
Type II: In case you are filing the return without digital signature, ITR-V form is to be filed with the department. This is a single page receipt-cum-verification form.
Type III: You can also file your return through an e-return intermediary who would do e-filing and also assist you file the ITR -V Form.
But you need to pay their fees (currently in the range of Rs 150 to Rs 1,000 for individual tax payers) for taking their help.
Process / Steps :
a) Select appropriate type of return form
b) Fill your return offline and generate an XML file
c) Register and create a user ID/password
d) Login and click on relevant form on left panel and select ‘Submit Return’.
e) Browse to select XML file and click on ‘Upload’ button
f) On successful upload, acknowledgement details would be displayed. Click on ‘Print’ to generate printout of acknowledgement/ITR-V Form.
a) In case the return is digitally signed, on generation of ‘Acknowledgement’, the return filing process gets completed. Assessee may take a printout of the acknowledgement for his record.
b) In case the return is not digitally signed, on successful uploading of e-return, the ITR-V Form would be generated which needs to be printed by the tax payers. This is an acknowledgement-cum-verification form. The tax payer has to fill up the verification part and verify the same. A duly verified ITR-V form should be submitted with the local Income Tax Office within 15 days of filing electronically. This completes the return filing process for non-digitally signed returns.
(Via ET, With inputs from National Informatics Centre, Government of India)