Income Tax Refund: Know How To Check Tax Refund Status — A Step-By-Step Guide

Incase you have paid more tax than your actual tax liability in a financial year, you can claim refund by filing returns

Income Tax Refund

New Delhi: If you are eligible for an income tax refund, then it’s important to file for an income tax return (ITR) for that particular year. It will be processed once the tax department confirms the refund status through a notice after which you will receive this income tax refund. 

It is important to note that you received the intimation notice under section 143 (1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The last extended date to file returns for FY 2020-21 is currently December 31, 2021.

The deadline was extended for most individuals from the earlier deadline of September 30, 2021, to December 31, 2021.

Meanwhile, customers of the State Bank of India interested in filing their Income Tax Returns (ITR) can do so with Tax2Win on the YONO app. The country's top lender has recently announced that its customers can file their ITR on the YONO app.

"Do you want to file an ITR? You can do it FREE with Tax2win on YONO. All you need is 5 documents. Download now: sbiyono.sbi," SBI tweeted.

How to track the status of income tax refunds?

You can track your income tax refund in two ways –either visiting the new income tax portal or visit the NSDL website.

Here are the steps for the new income tax portal:
Step 1: Firstly open www.incometax.gov.in portal. Then log in to your account by entering the user ID (PAN), and your password.
Step 2: Login and click on the ‘e- file’ option.
Step 3: Select the ‘Income tax returns’ followed by ‘View Filed returns’.
Step 4: Now, check the latest ITR filed.
Step 4: Select the ‘View Details’ option and it will show the status of the ITR you have filed.

Here are the steps for the TIN NSDL website:

Step 1: Open this link https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/refundstatuslogin.html
Step 2: Then enter PAN details.
Step 3: Select the year for which you want to check the refund status.
Step 4: Then you enter the captcha code and click on submit. Once you submit the status of your refund will flash.
In case your Income Tax Refund is not credited, you can raise a request by selecting ‘Refund Reissue’ under the ‘Services.’