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How do I check my income tax return status online?

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Check your income tax return status online. Click **Income Tax Return (ITR) Status** on the e-Filing home page.

Central Government Checked 2026-10-22 Income Tax e-Filing

Steps

  1. Click Income Tax Return (ITR) Status
    Open the Income Tax e-Filing home page in your browser. The link is right there.
    Open this page
  2. Type your acknowledgement number and mobile number
    You got the acknowledgement number when you filed your return.
  3. Click Continue
    A 6-digit OTP (One-Time Password) is then sent to your phone.
  4. Type the 6-digit OTP
    Enter it exactly as it reached your phone.
  5. Click Submit
    Your return status should then appear. The screen may look different from what we describe.
  6. Open View Filed Returns
    After you log in, go to e-File > Income Tax Returns > View Filed Returns. This opens the list of your filed returns.
  7. Click View Details on your return
    You see its progress and pending actions, such as e-Verification (confirming online that the return is really yours).
  8. After the last step
    From the list of filed returns, download these and keep a copy: - The signed receipt of your return - A data file made by the offline tool - A copy of your return - The tax department's letter showing how it worked out your return
    If View Details shows the return waiting for e-Verification (confirming online that the return is really yours), do that next. See our guide: How to confirm online that your income tax return is yours.
    If your PAN (Permanent Account Number, your 10-character tax number) is a PAN that is not linked with Aadhaar and has stopped working, link it so a refund can be issued.
    Filing an audited return? See our guide: New income tax return last date for audited accounts.
    If the portal itself does not work, use the Help section of the e-Filing website.

What you need

  • Acknowledgement number
  • Mobile number that can receive an OTP
  • e-Filing user ID and password
Free (no fee for checking is stated on the official page)

Where to find it

Home Help Know your ITR Status User Manual Open the official page

If something goes wrong

OTP stopped working or tries used up
The OTP lasts 15 minutes and allows 3 attempts. Click Resend OTP to get a new one.
No OTP reaches your phone
Check the mobile number you typed and your phone signal. Then click Resend OTP.
Want more than the status?
Log in, then follow the last two steps above to open your return with View Details.
Other way: Click Login to sign in
Use this route if you want more than the status. Log in with your user ID and password.

Official help

Official website
Income Tax e-Filing

Words used on this page

ITR (Income Tax Return)The form in which you tell the tax department your income and tax for a year.
Acknowledgement numberThe number you got when you filed your return. It works like a receipt number.
OTP (One-Time Password)A 6-digit code sent to your phone. It works only once and for a short time.
ITR-VThe signed receipt of your return. It proves the return was filed.
JSONA data file made by the offline tool when you prepare a return.
Intimation orderThe tax department's letter showing how it worked out your return.
e-VerificationConfirming online that the filed return is really yours.
PAN (Permanent Account Number)Your 10-character tax number issued by the tax department.
Inoperative PANA PAN not linked with Aadhaar. It has stopped working, and refunds cannot be issued.
AIS and TISAnnual Information Statement and Taxpayer Information Summary: records of your income and tax details.

Sources and how we checked

Last checked against the official source: 2026-10-22

Known limits

We read the official pages on 2026-10-22. We have not tested every step ourselves, so if a screen looks different, follow what the official website shows.