Compress a PDF for Income Tax e-Filing — e-Proceedings
Income Tax e-Filing — e-Proceedings takes PDFs up to 5 MB. PDF Desk shrinks yours to just under it, right in this tab.
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Income Tax e-Filing — e-Proceedings (submit response) upload limits
| Document | Max size | Min size | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attachments to a response to a notice/e-proceeding Up to 10 attachments, 50 MB total per response. The user manual and FAQ do not list formats; PDF is the usual format for e-proceeding attachments, so check the upload screen. | 5 MB | — |
Where this number comes from
“The maximum size permitted of a single attachment is 5 MB. In case you have more than 1 document to upload, you can select number of attachmeent upto 10. The maximum size of all attachments should not be more than 50 MB.”
— e-Proceedings FAQ | Income Tax Department. Checked October 2026.
PDF Desk aims at 4.8 MB, a little under the limit, because some portals count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes.
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Questions
What is the maximum PDF size for Income Tax e-Filing — e-Proceedings?
Attachments to a response to a notice/e-proceeding: 5 MB. Source: incometax.gov.in, checked October 2026.
Income Tax e-Filing — e-Proceedings still rejects my PDF. Why?
Check that it is not password-protected, that the file name has no special characters, and that it is a few percent under the limit — some portals count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes.
Are my PDFs uploaded?
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