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...
Supreme Court directs income tax dept to refund Rs. 733 Crores to Vodafone within four weeks.
Uptill AY 2016-17, if a scrutiny notice u/s 143(2) is issued, the return is not required to be processed u/s 143(1) for grant of refund to the assessee however, from AY 2017-18 & onwards, a different regime is prescribed by Parliament by inserting section 241-A which required separate recording of satisfaction on part of AO that having regard to the issue of notice u/s 143(2), the grant of refund was likely to adversely affect the revenue. The withholding of refund required the previous approval of the PCIT with reasons to be recorded in writing. Thus, demands in respect of earlier assessment years including the liability as a result of order dated 28.12.2019 being outstanding, the respondents would be entitled to invoke the requisite power under Section 245 to set off the amount of refund payable in respect of AY 2014-15 against tax remaining payable.
If a deductor has deposited excess amount of TDS , the procedure for getting refund was given in Board Circular 285 dated 21-1-1980. Now CBDT has issued new circular in this respect.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) responding to some observations being circulated on social media alleging that the Income Tax Department is pursuing recovery proceedings and using arm-twisting methods by adjusting outstanding demands of the start-ups, today stated that these observations are completely unfounded and are total misrepresentation of facts.
As a relief to MSMEs, I-T refunds worth Rs 5,204 Crore issued in last 10 days: CBDT The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) today said that Income tax refunds to nearly 8.2 lakh small businesses (proprietors, firms, corporate and trusts) worth Rs 5,204 Crore have been issued since 8th April 2020. These income tax […]
Find out why your Income Tax Return was selected under the Risk Management Process for pending tax refunds. Learn how to resolve the matter.
Central Board of Direct taxes (CBDT) today said that it has already issued over 10.2 lakh refunds totalling to around Rs. 4,250 crore as on 14th April 2020. These refunds are over and above the 2.50 crore refunds already issued in FY 19-20 till 31st March 2020 totalling Rs 1.84 lakh crore.
Withholding of refund claims should be examined by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax with due application of mind and the entire exercise should be completed within the period of six weeks and the case of failure of Officers should transmit the amount including the interest to assessee without awaiting any further orders.
IT Department to release all pending income tax refunds up to Rs 5 lakhs immediately ; Around 14 lakh taxpayers to benefit. All GST & CUSTOM refunds also to be released ; to provide benefit to around 1 lakh business entities including MSMEs
In the context of the COVID-19 situation and with a view to provide immediate relief to the business entities and individuals, it has been decided to issue all the pending income-tax refunds up to Rs. 5 lakh, immediately. This would benefit around 14 lakh taxpayers.
