Income Tax : The framework clarifies that refunds can be claimed only through valid ITR filing and mandatory verification. It emphasizes proced...
Income Tax : The new Act continues the existing tax payment framework without altering compliance obligations. It simplifies presentation while...
Income Tax : Learn why refund claims are being paused under a risk-based system and how timely reconciliation or revision can ensure smooth pro...
Income Tax : Automated risk alerts are delaying income-tax refunds without clear reasons. The law allows withholding only through statutory pro...
Income Tax : Learn why the Income Tax Department is sending risk management SMS alerts and how they differ from scrutiny notices. This guide ex...
Income Tax : India's net direct tax collections fell by 1.34% to ₹562,827 crore by July 10, 2025, despite a 3.17% rise in gross collections, ...
Income Tax : Income Tax Department warns against wrongful refund claims in ITRs. Explains consequences like penalties, scrutiny, prosecution, a...
Income Tax : Out of 3.94 crore valid ITRs for AY 2024-25, refunds were processed for 3.68 crore. Reasons for delays include invalid bank detail...
Income Tax : The Finance Act 2023 integrates sections on refund set off and withholding into section 245 of the Income-tax Act, impacting how r...
Income Tax : Learn about the rise in tax returns filed in India, targeted campaigns encouraging filings, and steps taken by the government for ...
Income Tax : The Kerala High Court held that delay condonation applications under Section 119(2)(b) must comply with the revised five-year limi...
Income Tax : The Court held that adjusting a refund against a disputed demand during the subsistence of a stay order is illegal and arbitrary, ...
Income Tax : High Court held that adjusting the entire refund during operation of a Tribunal stay order contravened the order and required refu...
Income Tax : The Court directed the PCCIT to appoint a senior officer to re-examine a refund claim where both parties lacked decades-old record...
Income Tax : The Court directed tax authorities to release refund under Sections 240 and 244A with interest calculated up to the actual date of...
Income Tax : SOP for investigating high-risk refund cases for AY 2024-25. Clusters of suspicious ITRs identified and disseminated for verificat...
Income Tax : Insight Instruction No. 8 guides Assessing Officers in verifying high-risk refund ITRs for AY 2024-25, detailing steps for verific...
Income Tax : CBDT issues comprehensive guidelines for condonation of delay in filing returns claiming refunds or losses under Section 119(2)(b)...
Income Tax : Explore detailed guidelines & procedures for verifying high-risk refund cases using Insights investigation tool. Learn how to navi...
Income Tax : Discover how jurisdictional assessing officers verify high-risk refund cases with Insight Instruction No. 77. Learn the SOP and st...
EOW cracked a major PAN India income tax refund scam being operated from Delhi NCR area. Economic Offences Wing, Bhubaneswar arrested accused Neeraj Singla (28 years age), a resident of Faridabad, Haryana, on 09.09.2022 in connection with EOW PS Case No.15 dt.27.08.2022 U/s 420/467/468/471/120-B IPC/ Sec.66 IT Act. The arrested accused was produced before the […]
Article explains Procedure of Filing an Appeal before Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Orders Which Are Appealable by Assessee before CIT (Appeals), Fees For Filing Appeal Before CIT (Appeals) and Documents To Be Submitted for Appeal before CIT (Appeals).
Learn how to submit response for income tax refund confirmation and resolve any mismatches in your income tax return and 26AS / AIS.
Assessee need not file any separate claim for Income Tax refund as same is deemed to incorporated in return filed by assessee itself
Assessee found entitled to refund of money deposited by it upon re-computation by Revenue & interest thereon is liable to be paid under Section 244A(1)(b)
Revenue has sufficient machinery to recover such amount of TDS deducted from the defaulting assessee but this is not the right way for the revenue to collect the tax again or debar genuine refund to the assessee who has already suffered taxation at source.
Revenue can set off/adjust amount to be refunded against the sum which remains payable under Income Tax Act by the person to whom the refund is due, after giving an intimation in writing
Many times it may happen that the taxpayer has paid excess tax as against the tax required to be paid by him. In such a case he is granted refund of the excess tax paid by him. In this part you can gain knowledge about various provisions relating to claim of refund of excess tax paid by the taxpayer.
Article discusses Interest under section 234D of Income TAx Act, 1961 on Excess refund granted to taxpayer which includes Manner of computation of interest U/s. 234D , Basic provisions related to Refund, Amount liable for interest and Adjustment under Section 234D(2).
. Respondent nos.4 and 5 shall also explain why the concerned officer, who is delaying the refund, should not be penalized in as much as why he should not be directed to pay the interest from his pocket on the refund. We note this because though petitioner will be getting refund with 6% interest, it is public money that is being used to pay the interest.
