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CBDT Extends Time Limit for processing of Income Tax Return with Income Tax Refund Claims u/s 143(1) for AY 2017-18 in Non scrutiny cases till 31.10.2020.
Present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to remove technical glitches and enable the TRACES portal so that petitioner can file its refund application for the excess Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) deposited by it.
CBDT desires that all the work related to cleaning up of the tax demands and calculating the tax payable or refundable in respect of all eligible assesses under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme is taken up on priority and completed by 31st August 2020. Also Read- CBDT directs all CIT(A) to dispose at least 80 appeals […]
High Court states that, however, insofar as the net refundable amount of Rs. 833,04,88,000/- is concerned, in our view, the respondents already having invoked their powers under Section 245 of the Act which action has ended with passing of the order dated 28th May, 2020, the respondents cannot withheld the admitted refundable amount of Rs. 833,04,88,000/- on the ground that the respondents may have a future demand against the petitioner arising out of the pending assessment orders.
Income Tax Department has issued tax refunds at a speed of 76 cases per minute from 8th April to 30th June, 2020. During this period of just 56 weekdays, the Central Board of Direct taxes (CBDT) has issued refunds in more than 20.44 lakh cases amounting to more than Rs. 62,361 crore.
Section 237 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with refund of excess tax paid by the assessee. If any person or assessee satisfies the assessing officer that the amount of the tax paid by him or paid by any person on his behalf during any previous assessment year exceeds the amount with which he is properly chargeable under the act for that year, he is entitled to refund of excess amount paid.
You are required to file your income tax return in case your gross total income exceeds the amount of the basic exemption limit. You can file your return of income for claiming refund of taxes even if your income does not exceed the exemption limit due to TDS or payment of advance taxes .
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued tax refunds worth Rs. 26,242 crore to 16,84,298 assessees since 1st April, 2020 to 21st May, 2020. Income Tax refunds amounting to Rs. 14,632 crore have been issued to 15,81,906 assessees and corporate tax refunds amounting to Rs. 11,610 crore have been issued to 1,02,392 assessees during this period.
Income Tax department has provided the facility to the Assessee / tax Payer to check status of Income Tax Return Filed online on its e-filing portal. In addition to this Assessee can also check status of Income Tax Refund of return filed by the Assessee (Manual and Online) and Assessee can also track online the status of Income Tax Refund dispatched by department through speed post.
Supreme Court directs income tax dept to refund Rs. 733 Crores to Vodafone within four weeks.
