ITR intimation password: What is the password for ITR intimation under Section 143(1)?

An intimation under Section 143(1) of the Income Tax Act is a brief overview of the information you provided to the tax department while filing ITR and the information the department used to assess your tax return.

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Every assessee receives a Section 143(1) intimation once their tax return is successfully processed. Here are the main scenarios where you might receive an intimation under Section 143(1):

Tax refund: If you overpaid your taxes, the intimation will indicate the refund amount.
Tax shortfall: If you underpaid taxes based on the department’s calculations, the intimation will specify the amount you owe. You’ll also receive a challan to make the payment.
Conformance notice: A straightforward notice will be issued in cases where the tax returns filed by the taxpayer align with the assessment conducted by the assessing officer. In such instances, no separate 143 (1) intimation is sent. The ITR V acknowledgement serves as your intimation.

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An intimation u/s 143(1) is typically auto-generated. It is sent to the e-mail address provided by you at the time of filing income tax returns online. The sender of an intimation u/s 143(1) is the Central Processing Centre (CPC), with the sender ID being intimations@cpc.incometax.gov.in, as the returns are processed at CPC only.

The Income Tax Department also sends a text message to your registered mobile number mentioning that an intimation has been sent to your registered email ID.

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The attached file is password-protected. The password to open intimation u/s 143(1) will be your PAN number in lowercase followed by your date of birth in DDMMYYYY format.

For example, if your PAN is AAGRK5803P and your birthdate is November 2, 1992, the password would be “aagrk5803p02111992.”

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