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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 525 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 246985 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 606 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 4038 Views 0 comment Print


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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 6882 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 1719 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 90 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 324 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


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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 18966 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


Dept agreed to process Income Tax refund within 6 weeks after writ before HC

September 8, 2021 2613 Views 0 comment Print

L S Cable and System Ltd. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court) 1. The petition has been heard by way of video conferencing. 2. Present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to respondent no.2 to issue refund determined vide assessment order dated 29th November, 2019 under Section 143(3) of the […]

Karnataka HC: Wipro gets supplementary 3% interest on deferred tax refund

August 25, 2021 2982 Views 0 comment Print

Wipro Limited Vs JCIT (Karnataka High Court) Karnataka High Court allowed the additional 3% interest on the delayed Income Tax Refund to Wipro ( Petitioner) from the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (DCIT) (Respondent). The Petitioner approached the Writ Court to challenge the order in which the Respondent, DCIT, denied additional 3 percent interest on […]

Income Tax Refund cannot be adjusted in excess of 20% of Disputed Demand: Delhi HC

August 13, 2021 1872 Views 0 comment Print

In Eko India Financial Services (P) Limited vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax in W.P.(C) 5819/2021 dated August 03, 2021 the Hon’ble Delhi High Court directed the Revenue (Respondents) to refund the amount adjusted in excess of 20% of the disputed demand for the Assessment Year (AY). Fact: Eko India Financial Services (P) Limited (Petitioner) […]

Refund of Income Tax for COVID 19 related expenses

August 12, 2021 113832 Views 20 comments Print

We know that COVID-19 is one of the major pandemic which has affected each and every person in the world. It has also created a big hole in the pockets of people on account of medical treatment for those affected by COVID. In this article we will discuss about how to claim refund of TDS […]

Income Tax refund cannot be withheld without assigning any reason

August 6, 2021 7806 Views 0 comment Print

If a statute provides an act to be done by a particular authority and in a particular manner, it should only be done by that authority and in that manner or not at all noted that the Respondent acted arbitrarily by withholding the refund without assigning any reason though the statute mandates for recording the same.

Delhi HC ruling on adjustment of Income Tax refunds against demand

August 5, 2021 4464 Views 0 comment Print

Eko India Financial Services Private Limited Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) Against an assessment of AY 2017-18 the petitioner assessee filed an appeal u/s 246A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. AO adjusted the entire refund of the assessee pertaining to AY 2019-20 against such demand, which was more than 20% of such demand. Hon’ble […]

CBDT instruction on Processing of returns with refund claims

July 5, 2021 42048 Views 0 comment Print

Prescribed statutory time limit for processing of such validly filed returns with refund claims in non-scrutiny cases. As per the earlier order dated 10th July 2020, time frame was given till 31.10.2020 to process such returns with refund claims.

Draft submission to AO to grant refund after giving Appeal Effect

June 16, 2021 25620 Views 1 comment Print

Draft submission regarding refund to assessee after giving Appeal Effect by Jurisdictional Assessing Officer . Dear Sir , In continuation of my earlier letter Dt. 4.09.2020 sent on mail ID of the concerned Assessing Officer, Ward No. 6(1) , XXXXXXXX and also submitting the application at the counter of the ITD , XXXXXXX . I […]

Income Tax Refund: A Fiduciary Duty Owed by Department to Assessee

June 1, 2021 1932 Views 0 comment Print

Sections 237 and 239 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with the procedure of the refund of the excess income tax paid by the assessee to the revenue department. Section 239 provides for the limitation period of one year within which the assessee should claim his income tax refund. However, this provision is omitted […]

Delay in Tax refund: HC Restrains authorities from declaring company as defaulter under SVLDR Scheme

April 28, 2021 1020 Views 0 comment Print

The respective authorities was restrained from declaring Company as a defaulter under the SVLDR Scheme and from from taking any coercive action against the Directors, Officials of company as the Income Tax department did not release the refund due to assessee and therefore, assessee could not pay the amount determined by the Designated Committee under the SVLDRS.

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