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...
Income Tax : The provisions governing income tax refunds explain when excess tax paid can be claimed back, who is entitled to receive refunds, ...
Income Tax : The document clarifies that taxpayers may be liable to pay interest under Section 234D when refunds granted under Section 143(1) e...
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 : 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 : Kerala High Court kept refund adjustment in abeyance, directing disposal of the pending rectification application before recovery ...
Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that adjusting admitted refunds to recover more than 20% of disputed tax demand during the pendency o...
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...
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...
Income Tax : The High Court found that withdrawal of garnishee notices and compliance with the CBDT Office Memoranda entitled the assessee to s...
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...
The salient features of the MVAT Act amendments are briefly explained below: 2. Revised Returns-Section 20 (4) is substituted:- Earlier the revised returns could be filed anytime before the notice for assessment was served or within nine months from the end of the year, to which the return relates, whichever is earlier. Certain contingencies were not covered under aforesaid provision. Due to this many dealers could not file the revised returns in certain situations. Now section 20(4) is substituted and its scope is expanded to cover the following situations also:
Speeding up the process of filing income-tax returns and making it more convenient, a software called `Uttam Sewa’ has been prepared by the department concerned to facilitate the work of over three lakh assessee across city and Mohali. Scheduled to be launched in the city by July 15, the software will not only ensure a […]
In its recent Budget Maharashtra State Govt. And its Finance Minister offered a mixed bag for the industry, trade and individuals subjected to professional tax. Keeping in mind not the economic slowdown but the forthcoming State Assembly polls in October, the Finance Minister, Mr Dilip Walse Patil has announced exemption of salary upto Rs 5000 […]
As Maharashtra braces up for polls and celebrates its golden jubilee year, it tabled a revenue-deficit budget for the year 2009-10 on 4th June 2009 that focuses on infrastructure development and social sector. The major highlights and changes proposed are noted below : Penalty for late returns under MVAT Act reduced to Rs.5,000/- from Rs.10,000/-. Exemption […]
MUMBAI: Salaried taxpayers who have not received refunds for assessment years 2003-04 to 2006-07 can find out whether their refunds have been returned undelivered from this link: http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/CCIT/refundsearch.asp You can get the information from the menu `undelivered salary refund management system’, using your PAN number. If any refund has been returned undelivered due to a […]
Get your income tax refund faster by opting for ECS through the Refund Banker Scheme. Learn about the pros and cons of this innovative scheme.
Individual and small corporate taxpayers will get income or corporate tax refunds in four months, with the refund banker scheme spreading across the country soon. The refunds, arising out of tax payments and TDS collections, usually take more than a year to reach the average taxpayer.
Income tax assesseess may soon hope to get their refund amounts earlier than they are used to now. The income tax department will be coming up with a central processing centre in Hyderabad, which may help in early assessment of income, followed by early refunds. The facility, being developed in association with IT major Infosys, is expected […]
Delay in issuance of income tax refunds has topped the list of complaints received by Income Tax Ombudsman (North West Region) within three months of setting up of its office in New Delhi. “Over 60 per cent of complaints lodged by income tax assessees since the commencement of office here are related to delay in […]
Meticulous and diligent tax payers waiting for refunds at the end of the financial year would be shocked at this: money meant for refunds is suspected to have been diverted to some fake accounts and the authorities have initiated a police probe into the racket. As many as 10 complaints have been filed by the […]
