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Learn why income tax refunds get delayed in AY 2026-27, how to track refund status, fix common issues, and claim interest under Section 244A.
Kerala High Court kept refund adjustment in abeyance, directing disposal of the pending rectification application before recovery action.
The Calcutta High Court held that adjusting admitted refunds to recover more than 20% of disputed tax demand during the pendency of appeals was arbitrary and unsustainable. The excess amount was directed to be refunded.
The Calcutta High Court held that recovery exceeding 20% of the disputed tax demand during the pendency of an appeal before the CIT(A) was unsustainable in the absence of exceptional circumstances. It directed refund of the excess amount recovered.
The Calcutta High Court held that adjustment of a tax refund against a disputed demand could not be sustained while the stay application and appeal were pending. It directed release of the refund with statutory interest and restrained coercive recovery until the stay application is decided.
The High Court found that withdrawal of garnishee notices and compliance with the CBDT Office Memoranda entitled the assessee to stay of recovery. It held the subsequent refund adjustments to be legally unsustainable.
The provisions governing income tax refunds explain when excess tax paid can be claimed back, who is entitled to receive refunds, and the circumstances in which interest is payable on delayed refunds. The key takeaway is that taxpayers can seek refunds through return filing, benefit from statutory interest on delayed payments, and obtain relief through condonation mechanisms in genuine hardship cases.
The document clarifies that taxpayers may be liable to pay interest under Section 234D when refunds granted under Section 143(1) exceed the amount ultimately determined on regular assessment. It explains the rate, period, computation method, and adjustment provisions applicable to interest on excess refunds.
The Tribunal held that interest under Section 244A must be computed up to the actual date of refund issuance. Restricting interest to the date of refund determination under Section 143(1) was found to be incorrect.
The Calcutta High Court held that refund adjustment against a disputed tax demand was unsustainable when both a stay application and appeal remained pending. The Court directed release of the refund with interest and barred coercive recovery until the stay application is decided.
