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...
Understand section 244A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn about the changes since 1.4.1989 and how to claim interest on late refunds.
Pr. CIT Vs State Bank of India (Bombay High Court) The Assessing Officer has been given no discretion in the matter of granting interest. The amount of interest has to be paid to an assessee in terms of Section 244A of the Act. The only limitation provided therein under Section 244A of the Act is […]
G.V. Infosutions Pvt. Ltd Vs DCIT (Delhi High Court) The rejection of the petitioner’s application under Section 119(2)(b) is only on the ground that according to the Chief Commissioner’s opinion the plea of omission by the auditor was not substantiated. This court has difficulty to understand what more plea or proof any assessee could have […]
Respondent CIT/PCIT directed to refund the entire amount of income tax they have recovered, which was an exempted amount and which the petitioner Army Officer has paid in respect of his disability pension.
Link your PAN with your Bank Account… Get your refund directly, swiftly and securely in your bank account Income Tax Department will Issue only e-refunds from 01.03.2019 Refunds will be given only to bank accounts (savings/current/cash/OD) which are linked with PAN. To check if your bank account is linked with your PAN, login to e-filing portal, go […]
Refund claim of Vodafone’s worth Rs. 4759.74 Crores was rightly rejected as Revenue had the right to adjust the substantial outstanding demands against the refunds that arose but had not yet been determined due to ongoing scrutiny proceedings.
We have already found that Form-29B is not at all significant for processing of the return as is seen from the facts of the case which indicate that such processing having been done far earlier to the filing of such statement
The level of income-tax compliance has continuously increased over the last three Financial Years, which is reflected in the number of Income-Tax Returns filed over this period, as given hereunder: – S.No. Financial Year Total Number of Income Tax Returns filed Percentage increase over previous Financial Year (a) (b) (c) (d) 1 2015-16 4.63 Crore […]
ITBA-ITR Processing Instruction No. 5 DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX (SYSTEM) ARA Center, Ground Floor, E-2, Jhandewalan Extension, New Delhi – 110055 F.No. System/ITBA/Instruction/ITR Processing/112/16-17/ Dated: 14.12.2018 To All Principal Chief Commissioners of Income-tax/CCsIT All Principal Director Generals of Income Tax /DGsIT All Principal Commissioners of Income-tax/CsIT/CsIT(Admin & TPS) All Principal Directors of Income Tax/DsIT Madam/Sir, […]
Large-scale outsourcing of data entry functions in the Income Tax Department poses a risk of refund frauds and leakage of confidential data. It has been noticed that quite often the outsourced data entry operators have access to the RSA Tokens issued to the officers and are also aware of the passwords.
