A deceased person can also be taxed and their income tax returns have to be filed in case they have taxable income. Their legal representative/heir is required to file the return on their behalf for the income earned till the date of death. For this, the legal heir needs to register themself at the income tax online portal. In this answer, I will explain how to add legal heir in income tax.
Legal Heir Registration for Income Tax: ProcedureLog in to the official ‘E-filing’ website (https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in)
Click on the ‘My Account’ menu and choose the 'Register as Representative' option
Choose the ‘Request Type’ as ‘New Request’ and choose the ‘Category to Register’ as ‘Deceased (Legal Heir)’ and tap on the ‘Proceed’ button
Fill in the required details related to the deceased person and legal heir and attach the required documents
Now, click on the ‘Submit’ option to submit the ‘Register as Legal Heir’ income tax request.
After that, the e-Filing Admin will receive the request for approval. He will reject or approve the request after verifying the details. You will receive the SMS and e-mail of the same.
This is how legal heir registration for income tax is done! I hope you like my answer 😊
Read more:
How to file ITR of deceased person?
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How to add legal heir in income tax?
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