Not received Income Tax Refund? Know how to file grievance online

Assessee is liable for refund when they pay more taxes than the actual tax liability, in such case assessee will receive a refund including interest. In some cases, assessee may notice that the refund amount received is relatively more than the actual refund amount claimed on your tax return. This is due to Interest on a tax refund is represented by this difference. If the refund is 10% or more of the tax paid, the income tax department is required to pay this. It’s possible that the department won’t pay the assessee all of the refunds. In case the assessee has any demand of taxes from a previous year and in subsequent year there is a refund due, the income tax department may adjust your refund accordingly.

Some taxpayers were taken aback by the Income Tax Department’s claim because they are still waiting for their ITR refund. In case assessee has not received the refund because of a discrepancy in your ITR, the first thing they should do is check your email for any notification from the IT department regarding the refund. You can also check this by logging into your account on the income tax department’s e-filing portal. The income tax refund, if eligible, is one of the things that every taxpayer who files income tax returns on a regular basis looks forward to. However, tax refunds are not always received on time and maybe delayed for a variety of reasons. In this article we will learn how to check the refund status online and file the grievance status online for refund:

Stepwise process to check refund status on NSDL

Below is the stepwise process to check refund status:

Step 1: Go to https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/refund-status-pan.html

Step 2: Enter your PAN and Select the relevant assessment year.

Now, Enter Captcha Code and Click on Proceed

Now, click on proceed button. You will be able to see the status of you refund

How to file a complaint on Income Tax Refund online directly?

Below is the stepwise process to file grievance related to Income tax refund online:

Step 1 Go to https://portal.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/e-Filing/UserLogin/LoginHome.html?lang=eng and login using  your e filing login credentials.

Step 2: Now, Go to ‘e-Nivaran’ tab and Select ‘Submit Grievance’

It will redirect you to e-Nivaran form

Step 3: Filing and submission of form

Now fill the below details in form:

1. Select, Resolution sought from as “Centralized Processing Center for Income Tax Returns” from the drop down

2. Select, grievance category as “Refund” from the drop down

3. Grievance sub-category from the drop down. Select the relevant reason

4. Select the assessment year for which refund is to be sought

5. In case assessee wants to attach any document he can attach by selecting “Choose file” button

6. Under Grievance description provide the details of the problem faced.

Once the above details are filled, click on ‘Preview and Submit’ to preview and submit grievance.

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