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An Assessee is eligible to claim refund of the excess tax paid by him. Tax could be paid in the form of advance tax or tax deducted/collected at source or self – assessment tax or payment of tax on regular assessment. To claim refund, an assessee need to E – file Return of Income submitting the proof of payment of taxes like Advance Tax, TDS/TCS etc. An Assessee can also claim tax refund even if return is filed after the due date.
AST Instruction No. 136 The functionalities for passing orders u/s 143(1) (a)/ 143(3)/154/ appeal effects/ penalty exist on the system and, progressively, AOs are mostly issuing orders on the system from AY 2011-12 onwards. The CBDT has repeatedly instructed that in all cases orders must be passed on the system.
Every taxpayer should check his account with Income tax department. In this account he should check his previous and current year’s status, and thereafter take appropriate decision. Also one should note that the income tax department’s website is updated continuously, therefore one should recheck status on timely basis.
Discover 8 online services provided by the Income Tax Department for e-filing returns. View your filing history, refund status, and outstanding tax demand.
CA RamprasadAnalysis of CBDT Circular No. 09/2015, Dated : June 9, 2015 on Condonation of Delay in Filing Refund Claim and Claim of Carry Forward of Losses. No Condonation for claim of refund or loss shall be entertained beyond six years from the end of the assessment year for which application or claim is made. The limit of six years is uniform for all authorities considering the application or claim.
Income Tax Department has issued Circular No. 09/2015 dated 9th June, 2015 regarding income tax refund. Taxpayer wants Refund of excess of Income Tax paid as early as possible. Then today please tell me about income tax refund and about this circular. The one who have not received the income tax refund feels that his Kahani is Aadhuri.
CIRCULAR NO 09/2015 In supersession of all earlier Instructions/Circulars/Guidelines issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (the Board) from time to time to deal with the applications for condonation of delay in filing returns claiming refund and returns claiming carry forward of loss and set-off thereof under section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act (the Act), the present Circular is being issued containing comprehensive guidelines on the conditions for condonation and the procedure to be followed for deciding such matters.
Most of the grievances received from public with regard to Income Tax matters pertain to delay in issue of refunds and non-credit of taxes paid. The delay is mainly due to wrong quoting of details by the taxpayers in the Returns/Challans, mismatch of TDS reported in returns and the TDS credit available on the System
Only amount which an assessee aggrieved by delayed payment can legitimately claim under the statute is interest and that no other interest on such statutory interest is payable. CIT Vs. Indian Farmer Fertilizer Co-operative (Delhi High Court)
As per CBDT Notification No. 41/2015 Dated 15.04.2015 Individual or Hindu undivided family has to file Income Tax Return in the following Manner if any Income Tax refund is claimed in the return of income for A.Y. 2015-16 or subsequent Years :-
