Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT has issued refunds of 70,120 crores to more than 26.09 lakh taxpayers between 1st April 2021 to 6th September 2021.

Of this personal income tax refunds of Rs 16,753 crore have been issued in over 24.70 lakh cases and corporate tax refunds of Rs 53,367 crore have been issued in 1.38 lakh cases.

“CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) issues refunds of over Rs 70,120 crore to more than 26.09 lakh taxpayers between 1st April 2021 to 6th September 2021,” the Income Tax Department tweeted.

The central government on Thursday extended due dates for filing of Income Tax Returns and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22.

“CBDT had further extended the due dates for filing of ITRs & Audit Reports for the AY 2021-22 in view of the difficulties reported by taxpayers in the filing of ITRs etc. Here is a quick look at the due dates extended vide CBDT Circular No. 17/2021 dated 09.09.2021,” the tax department further tweeted.

Income Tax Refund Status Check Link, Step-By-Step Guide

  • You can check Income Tax Refund status in two ways.
  • First, log in to the e-Filing website – https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/e-Filing/UserLogin/LoginHome.html
  • You need to log in with user ID, Password, Date of Birth / Date of Incorporation, and Captcha.
  • Then you need to go to My Account and click on “Refund/Demand Status”.
  • Subsequently, details such as Assessment Year, Status Reason (For Refund Failure if any), Mode of Payment is displayed would be displayed.
  • After Taxpayer can view Refund/Demand Status.
  • The second process is that taxpayers need to visit https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/refund-status-pan.html to check the Income Tax Refunds process.
  • You need to enter PAN details, assessment year, and captcha.
  • After that, you need to click on ‘proceed’.
  • Refunds are being sent in following two modes – RTGS / NECS and Paper Cheque.
  • Notably, taxpayers can view the status of the refund 10 days after their refund has been sent by the Assessing Officer to the Refund Banker.