How Can a DSC Help Simplify your E-filing Work Easy

When filing income tax online, taxpayers must present their Class 3 digital signature certificate in order to file their tax return documents.

DSC keeps the shared file authentic and alive.

It's an easy, secure, and hassle-free process to submit IT returns online using DSC.

What is E-Filing?

Electronic filing is an abbreviated form of electronic filing of income tax. E-filing is the electronic filing of a tax return online for a given year. 

E-Filing is mandatory for all the individuals/professionals having an annual gross receipt of INR 25 Lakhs and above, and for business houses with an annual turnover of INR 1 Crore and above, according to the revised provisions under section 44AB of the IT Act in India. 

What is a DSC?

DSC i.e. Digital Signature is the digital equivalent of a physical or paper certificate. As with physical documents signed manually, digital documents must also be digitally signed using a Digital Signature Certificate.

It serves the same purpose as a normal signature, which we make on various documents to prove our identity. This only happens digitally on digital documents through a digital signature certificate.

Like a driver's license, there is a physical certificate that helps to prove a person's identity. There are also digital signature certificates that prove the identity of the person in each official document. 

The Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) contains information about the user name, PIN, country, email address, date of issue of the certificate, and the name of the certification authority.

DSC is required for certain services/categories of users, such as electronic verification of returns filed by companies and political parties as well as others whose accounts must be audited under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act. In other cases, it is optional.

For some individuals and businesses, digital signatures for income tax filing are mandatory. 

Benefits of the DSC method for e-filing -

1) Quicker Process - E-filing using a DSC is the easiest and fastest way to file your tax returns for the year. You just need to attest your digital signature on the tax return document and you’ll be good to go.  For some individuals and businesses, digital signatures for income tax filing are mandatory. 

2) Cost and Time Saved - Digital Signature for e-filing saves huge costs in the whole process not only from the end of the person filing the return but also from the end of the authorities and the whole system too.

3) Secure and Authentic - A digital signature confirms your identity and ownership of the document to the receiver. It also makes sure that the document is safely delivered and not hampered in any way along the way. It also ensures the privacy of the information within the document. 

Here's how to get a Class 3 Digital Signature from Capricorn CA.

You can contact your local DSC vendor and ask for Capricorn CA. DSC or you can get it directly from us through our website.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to apply for a Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate from our website -

Step 1 - Visit https://www.certificate.digital/certificate/

Step 2 - Click on the Buy certificate option in the header

Step 3 - Select the appropriate "use type" option.

Step 4 - Select the appropriate option from the list under profile

Step 5 -  Select Class 3 underclass

Step 6 - Select the desired feature from Sign, Encrypt, Sign and Encrypt. 

Step 7 - Select 2 years under Year

Step 8 - Click Buy Now

Step 9 - You'll see 3 verification options, Below are details about the options -

If you click on the Offline Aadhar option - 

Step 1 - Upload the offline radar that you can download from the site linked on the page

Step 2 - Share the code 

Step 3 - Click on Validate and fill in all the details required

Step 4 - Make the payment

If you click on PAN Based option -

Step 1 - Fill in all the details required

Step 2 - Make the payment

The 3rd option is only for returning customers.

Step 10 - Provide the Video verification

Step 11 - You can download the DSC as soon as the video verification is done

Step 12 - If the verification has some glitches, you can track your DSC with the option given there. 

The Capricorn CA team will help you if there are some obstacles to video verification.

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