Waiting For ITR Refund? Here’s How To Check Status Online

New Delhi: Following the July 31 deadline for filing income tax returns (ITR) for the financial year 2023-24, many will be eligible to get refunds.

So what’s the status of the refund? When do you get back the extra tax that you had paid?

Well, taxpayers can check their tax refund status on the income tax e-filing portal — incometax.gov.in.

The process has been finetuned in recent years, as a result of which tax refunds usually take no more than four to five weeks to be processed and deposited into your account.

In case there is a delay, check for emails from Income Tax department intimating issues with your tax returns.

To check income tax refund status online on the e-filing portal and the National Securities Depository (NSDL) website, you need the following:

* Valid ID and password to log in to income tax e-filing portal

* PAN must be linked with Aadhaar

* Acknowledgement number of your filed ITR

How to check ITR refund status online using PAN card

* Visit income tax e-filing portal — incometax.gov.in

* Log in with ID and password

* Go to the ‘e-File’ tab and click on ‘Income Tax Returns’ and ‘View Filed Returns’

* Refund status of the chosen assessment year will be on screen.

Status of your income tax refund can also be checked on the NSDL website by entering PAN and then choosing assessment year. Enter ‘captcha code’ and click on ‘proceed’ to be able to see your tax refund status on screen.