ITR Refund Status: If you have filed income tax return and you have also received refund, then you can also check its status online. The Income Tax Department has said that so far in the current financial year, refunds of Rs 1.14 lakh crore have been issued. Refunds have been issued to 1.97 crore taxpayers and 1.55 lakh updated returns have been filed so far.
In the first five months of the current financial year i.e. between April and August, the Income Tax Department has so far issued refunds of Rs 1.14 lakh crore. The Income Tax Department has tweeted this information. According to the tweet, personal tax refund of Rs 61252 crore and corporate tax refund of Rs 53158 crore has been issued. Individual refunds have been issued to 1 crore 96 lakh 998 taxpayers, while corporate refunds have been made in 1 lakh 46 thousand 871 cases.
Check Refund Status on NSDL Website
If you are entitled for income tax refund, then you can check its status online. The status can be checked through the Income Tax e-filing portal or the website of NSDL. For this, first after logging in, click on View Return / Forms. Now select Income Tax Return and enter the assessment year. Now the status of your refund will be known.
Fill correctly bank account details
Many times it happens that even after issuing the refund by the Income Tax Department, the taxpayers are not able to get the refund. Incorrect bank account information can be a major reason for getting refunds stuck. If you have entered the account details incorrectly while filling the form, the tax refund may get stuck. In such a situation, you will have to correct the account details on the website of the Income Tax Department. After that you will be eligible for this refund again.
Where to complain if refund is not received
Taxpayers can lodge complaints on incometax.gov.in. They can also use the toll-free number 1800-103-4455 issued by the IT Department. This number can be called between 8 am to 8 pm on working days. Apart from this, complaints can also be lodged on the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department.
