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Income Tax Refund Delay: Tracking, Causes and Section 244A Interest

Income Tax : Learn why income tax refunds get delayed in AY 2026-27, how to track refund status, fix common issues, and claim interest under Se...

July 5, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on Income Tax Refund

Income Tax : The provisions governing income tax refunds explain when excess tax paid can be claimed back, who is entitled to receive refunds, ...

June 17, 2026 246982 Views 13 comments Print

Section 234D- Interest on Excess Refund of Income Tax

Income Tax : The document clarifies that taxpayers may be liable to pay interest under Section 234D when refunds granted under Section 143(1) e...

June 13, 2026 65312 Views 5 comments Print

Refund of Income Tax

Income Tax : The framework clarifies that refunds can be claimed only through valid ITR filing and mandatory verification. It emphasizes proced...

April 9, 2026 603 Views 0 comment Print

Transition Provisions for Tax Payments, TDS & Refunds in Income-tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : The new Act continues the existing tax payment framework without altering compliance obligations. It simplifies presentation while...

March 23, 2026 4023 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Direct Tax Collections Dip 1.34% Amid Rising Refunds

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, ...

July 12, 2025 678 Views 0 comment Print

Key Points to Claim Refunds in Your Income Tax Return

Income Tax : Income Tax Department warns against wrongful refund claims in ITRs. Explains consequences like penalties, scrutiny, prosecution, a...

May 12, 2025 6876 Views 2 comments Print

Income Tax refunds for approximately 12 lakh ITRs failed for AY 2024-25

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...

February 6, 2025 1788 Views 0 comment Print

Changes to Income Tax Refund Set Off & Withholding Provisions: Budget 2024

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...

July 23, 2024 1716 Views 0 comment Print

Increase in Tax Returns Filed in India: Key Insights

Income Tax : Learn about the rise in tax returns filed in India, targeted campaigns encouraging filings, and steps taken by the government for ...

July 22, 2024 537 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Income Tax Refund Adjustment Stayed Pending Rectification & Appeal Disposal: Kerala HC

Income Tax : Kerala High Court kept refund adjustment in abeyance, directing disposal of the pending rectification application before recovery ...

July 4, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Quashes Refund Adjustment as Recovery Exceeded 20% of Disputed Demand

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that adjusting admitted refunds to recover more than 20% of disputed tax demand during the pendency o...

June 25, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Restricts Income Tax Recovery Beyond 20% as Appeal Before CIT(A) Was Pending

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that recovery exceeding 20% of the disputed tax demand during the pendency of an appeal before the CI...

June 25, 2026 318 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Quashes Income Tax Refund Adjustment as Stay Application Was Pending

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that adjustment of a tax refund against a disputed demand could not be sustained while the stay appli...

June 25, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Orders Income Tax Refund Release as 20% Disputed Demand Was Already Paid

Income Tax : The High Court found that withdrawal of garnishee notices and compliance with the CBDT Office Memoranda entitled the assessee to s...

June 23, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


High Income Tax Risk Refund Cases A.Y. 2024-25 disseminated for Investigation wing

Income Tax : SOP for investigating high-risk refund cases for AY 2024-25. Clusters of suspicious ITRs identified and disseminated for verificat...

October 3, 2024 137760 Views 0 comment Print

High-Risk Income Tax Refund Cases for A.Y- 2024-25 disseminated to AO

Income Tax : Insight Instruction No. 8 guides Assessing Officers in verifying high-risk refund ITRs for AY 2024-25, detailing steps for verific...

October 3, 2024 10017 Views 0 comment Print

Guidelines for Condonation of Delay in Income Tax Refund Claims

Income Tax : CBDT issues comprehensive guidelines for condonation of delay in filing returns claiming refunds or losses under Section 119(2)(b)...

October 1, 2024 18957 Views 0 comment Print

Functionality for Verification of High Risk Refund Cases for Investigation wing users at Insight

Income Tax : Explore detailed guidelines & procedures for verifying high-risk refund cases using Insights investigation tool. Learn how to navi...

April 2, 2024 2886 Views 0 comment Print

Functionality for Verification of High-Risk Refund Cases for Jurisdictional Assessing Officer at Insight

Income Tax : Discover how jurisdictional assessing officers verify high-risk refund cases with Insight Instruction No. 77. Learn the SOP and st...

April 2, 2024 3618 Views 0 comment Print


Delayed refund order implementation causes loss to exchequer: HC

October 18, 2022 1080 Views 0 comment Print

It is strange that that the order dated 26th May, 2022, has not been implemented till date. The interest on the refund continues to run at the cost of the exchequer.

EOW cracked a major PAN India income tax refund scam

September 14, 2022 22029 Views 2 comments Print

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 […]

Income Tax Refund adjusted against Outstanding Demands- What to do? 

August 31, 2022 43581 Views 5 comments Print

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).

How to Submit Response for Income Tax Refund Confirmation

August 27, 2022 46635 Views 5 comments Print

Learn how to submit response for income tax refund confirmation and resolve any mismatches in your income tax return and 26AS / AIS.

There is no need to file separate claim for Income Tax refund

August 16, 2022 2706 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee need not file any separate claim for Income Tax refund as same is deemed to incorporated in return filed by assessee itself

Interest payable on refund of money deposited by Assessee upon re-computation by Revenue

August 14, 2022 3825 Views 0 comment Print

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 cannot debar genuine refund of Assessee for non-payment of TDS by deductor

August 10, 2022 1347 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Income Tax refund cannot be adjusted without prior intimation

July 24, 2022 3162 Views 0 comment Print

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

Why AO should not be directed to pay interest on delayed refund from his own pocket: HC

April 6, 2022 6582 Views 0 comment Print

. 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.

Revenue cannot withhold Tax refund for Tax on revenue neutral transaction

March 25, 2022 1491 Views 0 comment Print

Ericsson India Private Limited Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) It is not as if the petitioner/assessee is not offering unearned revenue for tax; it is only on account of accounting policy followed consistently that unearned revenue is offered for tax in the year in which services are rendered and/or goods are sold. Thus, the transaction, […]

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