It is that time of the year again when you might be concerned about your tax deducted at source (TDS) refund. However, for the assessment year 2025-2026 (financial year 2024-25), the Income Tax department has fairly simplified the refund process
Timeframe For Receiving TDS Refund: "The Department of Income Tax normally takes 30 to 45 working days to process the refund once the Income Tax Return is e-verified. It depends on the ITR Type. If it is, ITR 1 or ITR 4 normal time is 20 working days. If the IT Return is filed in ITR Form 2 or 3, which is more complex in nature, the refund process could even take more than 45 working days. Though, as per the rule to process the refund, the time is nine months from the end of the financial year when the ITR was filed," says Deepak Kumar Jain, founder and CEO, TaxManager.in, the tax advisory and e-filing portal of Rising Advisory Services.
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How To Track The Status Of Your TDS Refund
You can check your ITR refund status through the Income Tax portal or the NSDL site. You can log in to your PAN Account in the ITD portal and check the refund status in the View Filed Returns Tab.
You can check your ITR refund through the NSDL site as well by providing the PAN details and the assessment year of the ITR Filing.
How To Understand The Refund Status Terms
Refund Processed – ITR has been processed, and a refund has been sent to SBI ( banker of the Department of Income Tax) to transfer the refund to the assessee's account.
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Refund Paid – The refund has been processed and credited to the assessee's account.
Refund Failed – Refund could not be credited due to incorrect bank details.
Refund Returned – Refund could not be credited due to incorrect bank details.
IT Return Under Processing – ITR has been e-verified but has not yet been processed.
Refund Reissue - The refund has been processed but cannot be credited to the assessee's account due to incorrect bank account details. Provide or pre-validate the correct bank account details and put the refund reissue request.
ITR Processed And Refund Determined, Sent To Refund Banker – Return has been processed with refund and will be sent to SBI ( banker to the department of Income Tax ) for credit of refund to the assessee account.
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Factors That Could Delay Your Refund Process. How To Ensure A Faster Refund Process
There could be various factors that could delay the TDS refund. In case the details filed in ITR mismatch with 26AS or AIS, or you have mentioned incorrect bank details in your ITR, or your bank account is not pre-validated with DIT, or if you have failed to e-verify your ITR within 30 days of Filing, or if you have filed your ITR in the incorrect ITR Form. "Several other factors could cause a delay in the refund, for example, in case you have filed your ITR around the due date – generally, the department of Income Tax takes time to process the ITR around the due date due to huge filing data," adds Jain.
