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Rate of Interest on Income Tax Refund is 6% While on short Payment of Tax 12%

Income Tax : Learn about interest rates applicable to income tax refunds and short tax payments under Income Tax Act. Find out how to calculate...

May 9, 2024 2457 Views 1 comment Print

LEI No. required for Credit of Income Tax Refunds of Rs. 50 crore and above

Income Tax : Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. has become mandatory for non-individual entities when it comes to the credit of income tax refun...

January 11, 2024 10356 Views 1 comment Print

Set-off and adjustment of income tax refund – Section 245 Explained

Income Tax : Learn about income tax refund set-off under Section 245. Discover the process, rights, and implications for taxpayers. Get insight...

December 26, 2023 3279 Views 0 comment Print

Advisory on Validating Bank Account on Income Tax Portal for Income Tax Refund

Income Tax : Check if your bank account is valid for refund. Learn how to update or revalidate your account details on the e-filing portal. Get...

September 14, 2023 28740 Views 0 comment Print

Wrong Income Tax Refund Claims: Consequences & Remedies

Income Tax : Explore the consequences of making incorrect income tax refund claims and the associated legal ramifications. Understand the penal...

August 20, 2023 3204 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Over 88% of ITRs Processed for AY 2023-24 with 2.45 Crore Refunds Issued

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance's latest update on Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for AY 2023-24. Over 6.84 crore ITRs verified, 2.45 crore refunds...

September 6, 2023 1284 Views 0 comment Print

Huge Surge in Income Tax Refund in New Era of Tax Return Processing

Income Tax : From the time where tax payer will forget how much refund is yet to receive and when they will receive to now, there is a remarkab...

August 11, 2023 945 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax department warns against false refund claims & wrongful deductions

Income Tax : Vijayawada Division's Income Tax Department warns against false refund claims and wrongful deductions. Learn the consequences and ...

July 24, 2023 322485 Views 1 comment Print

Representation on delay in issue of refunds under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association (R.) addresses the significant issue of delay in income tax refunds. Read their ...

June 13, 2023 8157 Views 0 comment Print

EOW cracked a major PAN India income tax refund scam

Income Tax : EOW cracked a major PAN India income tax refund scam being  operated from Delhi NCR area. Economic Offences Wing, Bhubaneswar arr...

September 14, 2022 20892 Views 2 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Negligence of tax authorities: HC Orders Income Tax Refund Credit to Petitioner

Income Tax : Explore the Bombay High Court's ruling on the refund issue in Grace Associates Vs Union of India case. Detailed analysis and impli...

April 26, 2024 156 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC allows interest on entire Income Tax Refund to CEAT Limited

Income Tax : Read about the Bombay High Court's judgment in Ceat Limited Vs CIT, where Ceat was entitled to interest on a tax refund exceeding ...

April 19, 2024 1893 Views 0 comment Print

Illegal Income Tax Refund Adjustments: Madras HC Directs Consolidated Grievances Submission

Income Tax : Taxpayer alleges illegal adjustments in refund by Income Tax Dept. Read the full text of the judgment by Madras HC and its implica...

March 27, 2024 441 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Orders Income Tax Refund Deposit | PCIT Vs Shahaji Bhad

Income Tax : Read the full text of the Bombay High Court's order directing the deposit of an Income Tax refund amount with Prothonotary and Sen...

March 5, 2024 606 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Orders Swift Action on Delayed Income Tax Refund to Coda Global LLC

Income Tax : Madras High Court directs swift tax refund to Coda Global LLC after Income Tax delay. Learn about case, judgment, and implications...

January 22, 2024 690 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 969 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 1998 Views 0 comment Print

Functionality for Verification of High Risk Refund Cases for TDS charge officers

Income Tax : Discover how TDS charge officers verify high-risk refund cases using Insight Instruction No. 76. Learn about the SOP, steps, and f...

April 2, 2024 444 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Refund for AY 2021-22: Delayed Returns Processing

Income Tax : Facing a delayed income tax refund for AY 2021-22 due to technical issues? The CBDT offers relief! Electronically filed returns wi...

March 1, 2024 879 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Extends Processing Time for E-Filed Returns and Refund Claims

Income Tax : Government of Indias CBDT extends the processing time for electronically filed income tax returns and refund claims under section ...

January 31, 2024 11052 Views 0 comment Print


Auto-generated communication/Order under section 241A are not valid: HC

November 7, 2019 10017 Views 0 comment Print

Auto-generated communication dated 24.3.2019 which contained the note of withholding of the refund in terms of Section 241A of the Act, does not satisfy any of the legal tests for passing said order. Firstly, it is not passed by the Assessing Officer who is competent to do so. Secondly, it is not even an order, it is a mere auto-generated communication. Thirdly, it does not contain any reasons recorded in writing and lastly it is not passed with the prior approval of the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner.

Income Tax Refund – Mystery

November 5, 2019 11511 Views 21 comments Print

With the end of ITR Filing season, now the assessee has starts receiving their claimed refund from Income Tax Department. Individuals who have filed their ITR’s before 31st August, 2019 has almost received their refunds. Because, this time, to lower the interest burden on government treasury, Income Tax department has processed refund cases on Priority basis.

Re-Issuance of Income Tax Refund – How to Submit Request Online

October 30, 2019 18117 Views 8 comments Print

Now, the ITR Filing season is almost over and assesses are receiving Intimation U/s 143 (1) of Income Tax Act, 1961 related to their filed ITR. This time focus of the Income Tax Department is on the issuance of Income Tax Refund as soon as possible. And assesses who have claimed a refund in their […]

Term “recovery” includes adjustment thereby reducing demand: Section 220/245

October 29, 2019 1323 Views 0 comment Print

i) The term recovery is comprehensive and includes adjustment thereby reducing the demand; (ii) It will be specious & illogical for the Revenue to contend that if an issue is decided in favour of the assessee giving rise to a refund in an earlier year, that refund can be adjusted u/s 245, on account of the demand on the same issue in a subsequent year.

I-T Department to Refund Over Rs. 43 Cr withheld against demand of 49 Lakhs

October 27, 2019 1284 Views 0 comment Print

Vodafone Idea Limited Vs DCIT (Bombay High Court) 1. The petitioner has prayed for directions to the Income Tax Authorities for releasing the refund of Rs. 43.25 Crores (rounded off) with applicable interest pertaining to the assessment years 2007-08 to 2013-2014. Having heard the learned Counsel for the parties and having perused the documents on […]

HC Explains Law for Withholding of IT Refund under Section 241A

October 14, 2019 3024 Views 0 comment Print

Maple Logistics Private Limited & Anr Vs Pr. CCIT (Delhi High Court) Assessing Officer shall, firstly, with reasons, make a prima facie assessment of the probability that additions would be made in the Scrutiny Assessment Proceedings, secondly; he shall make an assessment of the quantum of additions, if any, that may be made to the […]

Functionality to process returns having Income Tax refund claims

September 12, 2019 3327 Views 0 comment Print

Functionality for processing of returns having refund claims which were not processed within the time allowed u/s 143(1) due to some technical or other reasons- reg.

Processing of I.T. returns with refund beyond prescribed time limits in non-scrutiny cases

August 5, 2019 6423 Views 0 comment Print

(a) returns filed for any assessment year prior to assessment year 2017-18, which were under scrutiny and were not processed in view of provisions of sub-section (1D) of section 143 of the Act; (b) returns remain unprocessed, where either demand is shown as payable in the return or is likely to arise after processing it; (c) returns remain unprocessed for any reason attributable to the assessee.

Income Tax Refund cannot be withheld for error in Computer System

July 17, 2019 1098 Views 0 comment Print

High Court held that Income Tax Refund cannot be withheld by Income Tax Department for error in Computer System. It held that the computer system cannot override the factual aspects and if Income Tax refund is payable than whether the computer systems accepts or not, is of no consequence.

Rationalisation of provisions relating to claim of Income tax refund

July 9, 2019 2688 Views 1 comment Print

The existing provisions of section 239 of the Act provide inter alia that every claim of refund under Chapter XIX of the Act shall be made in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed manner. In order to simplify the procedure for claim of refund, it is proposed to amend the said section so […]

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