Income Tax Refund: Income tax refund of 2022 has not yet come, what should taxpayers do and where to apply

Income Tax Refund: If your refund has not come despite the passage of time, then there is no need to panic. If you want, you can send the request to process your refund again to the Income Tax Department.

new Delhi. After filing Income Tax Return (ITR), taxpayers wait for refund. The deadline for filing ITR for Financial Year 2021-22 and Assessment Year 2022-23 was 31 July 2022. The Income Tax Department has sent refunds to many taxpayers, but there are many taxpayers who are still waiting for the refund.

Explain that the IT department will issue refund only when your income tax return is processed. If your refund has not come despite the passage of time, then there is no need to panic. If you want, you can send the request to process your refund again to the Income Tax Department.

Process to check refund status on e-filing website

>> First visit incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
>> Login to your account by entering PAN, Password and Captcha code details
>> Click on ‘Review Returns/Forms’
>> Select ‘Income Tax Returns’ from the drop down menu. Here, select the assessment year for which you want to check IT refund status. Click on your acknowledgment number ie hyperlink.
>> Now a pop-up will appear on the screen showing the timeline of return filing

How to raise a refund re-issue request

• First of all go to the official website incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
• After clicking on the ‘My Account’ menu, then click on the ‘Service Request’ link.
• Select the request type as ‘New Request’. Select ‘Request Category’ as ‘Refund Reissue’ and then press the submit button.
• After this, PAN, return type, assessment year, acknowledgment number, communication reference number, reason for refund rejection and response will appear on the page.
• Now click on the ‘Submit hyperlink’ in the ‘Response’ column. This will display the pre-validated bank accounts, where the enabled EVC will also be visible.
• Select the account in which you want refund and click on continue.
• Click on ‘OK’ when all the details are correct. After this, options for e-verification will appear in the dialog box. Select the appropriate mode of e-verification. Generate and enter the Electronic Verification Code (EVC) / Aadhaar OTP to submit the request.
• A ‘Success’ message will appear on your screen confirming the refund re-issue submission.