Indian Income Tax - Refund

b2b · Post by **b2b** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:02 pm

The Income Tax Department has put on its website the list of income tax refunds of all salary tax payers which could not be sent to the concerned persons for want of correct address.

Salary taxpayers who have not received refunds for assessment years 2003\04 to 2006\07 can click on the link below and query using the PAN number and assessment year whether any refund due to them has been returned undelivered from the menu `undelivered salary refund management system'. If any refund has been returned undelivered due to change in address, then the taxpayer can enter the present address and the refund will be sent to the taxpayer at the new address.

The link to the website is as under:
http://www.incometa xindia.gov. in/CCIT/refundse arch.asp

Desi · Post by **Desi** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:41 am

b2b;85988The Income Tax Department has put on its website the list of income tax refunds of all salary tax payers which could not be sent to the concerned persons for want of correct address.

Salary taxpayers who have not received refunds for assessment years 2003\04 to 2006\07 can click on the link below and query using the PAN number and assessment year whether any refund due to them has been returned undelivered from the menu `undelivered salary refund management system'. If any refund has been returned undelivered due to change in address, then the taxpayer can enter the present address and the refund will be sent to the taxpayer at the new address.

The link to the website is as under:
http://www.incometa xindia.gov. in/CCIT/refundse arch.asp[/quote]

Does anyone know if there is an online way to inquire tax refund status for taxpayers who have no salary income?

r2i4c · Post by **r2i4c** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:15 am

FYI - We are still waiting for the refund for Assessment Year 07-08.

MrLong · Post by **MrLong** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:12 pm

r2i4c;307145FYI - We are still waiting for the refund for Assessment Year 07-08.

Same here.. For US residents who are accustomed to get their refunds back in few days, this is a shocker. I understand that even this refund of 07 - 08 is not automatic, and one has to follow up and visit and grease the IT officers.

RRK · Post by **RRK** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:38 pm

I got my refund for 2006-2007 return that was filed on July 2007 by Aug 2009. I had to followup but did not pay any bribe. The officer was good.
Good news is I got about 10-11% interest for my refund. One of the best/safe investment return for that year !
No reason to complain..

dbs · Post by **dbs** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:48 am

AY 2008-09 dbs filed 2008-Jul-30, due 31-Jul-09
recd 6-Mar-10 along with intt for the period beyond 31/7/09.
No chasing up or bribing. Chq delivered at home by post.

Desi · Post by **Desi** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:22 pm

My Mom's return, received refund about 3 years later. The refund was a small amount of about 3000 rupees and was not worth chasing and after 3 years got the refund direct deposited in the bank.

MrLong · Post by **MrLong** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:26 pm

Good for RRK, Desi and DBS that you did not have to bribe. In our case, the officers want 12 % bribe in cash. The amount of refund is big and 12% makes it a significant bribe.

I have to find ways to reduce this bribe aspect.

Desi · Post by **Desi** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:21 am

MrLong;307447Good for RRK, Desi and DBS that you did not have to bribe. In our case, the officers want 12 % bribe in cash. The amount of refund is big and 12% makes it a significant bribe.

I have to find ways to reduce this bribe aspect.

Good luck. In future, try to minimize TDS if at all possible to manage yourself into a situation of small or no refund.

If there is a way to get these babus arrested in some way on corruption charge, would be great, but then your money may be held up for a longer time.

blrblr · Post by **blrblr** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:29 am

MrLong;307447the officers want 12 % bribe in cash

I got into a similar situation on a large refund. The % seems about right! His logic was that you are getting back your money, just giving away the interest paid by the government!!!!

The 'large' part is quite relative. A 1L refund in Tier 2 or 3 cities may attract this sort of attention, while that may not be the case in say Bangalore or Mumbai. Things are also not so bad with e-filing & direct credit requests.

Desi;307464If there is a way to get these babus arrested in some way on corruption charge, would be great.....

I wouldn't recommend that in India where there is no protection for whistle blowers. Not only will his refund get held up, he may be pulled up for audit and harassed by other officers......