With effect from 1st April 2023, the Income Tax Department has brought in all the banks for remittance of various types of Income Tax and TDS and TCS through its website https://www.incometax.gov.in. Henceforth, the tax-payers cannot pay taxes in the NSDL/Protean Portal.
Direct tax payments facility has been migrated from OLTAS 'e-payment: Pay Taxes Online' to e-Pay Tax facility of E-Filing portal. Stakeholders are advised to navigate to 'e-Pay Tax' portal of Income Tax Department on https://www.incometax.gov.in/ to make direct tax payments.