New Delhi, July 26 -- Logging into the Income Tax Department's e-filing portal is usually straightforward, but taxpayers often run into questions about passwords, Aadhaar linking, OTPs, net banking access, and account security.

Here are some of the most important login-related FAQs that can help users access their accounts smoothly.

For individual taxpayers, the user ID is the PAN.

Other users, such as Chartered Accountants, ERIs, External Agencies, ITDREIN users, and TIN 2.0 users, receive separate system-generated user IDs during registration.

Yes.

The PAN used for login must already be registered on the e-filing portal. If it is not registered, the system will prompt you to create an account.

If the account linked to your PAN has...