Income Tax Refund An alert has been issued by the Income Tax Department regarding ITR refund. In this, the Income Tax Department said that the refund will come only to the validated account on the IT portal. Let us tell you that even if the bank branch is merged or shifted somewhere else, there is a need to revalidate the account.
Income Tax Refund Status: A large number of people who have deposited ITR in the country are waiting for refund. For such people, an alert has been issued by the Income Tax Department and it has been told that the ITR refund will come only in the validated account.
Kind Attention Taxpayers!
Your refund can only be credited into a validated bank account. So, please check bank account validation status on e-filing portal.
Pl visit https://t.co/GYvO3mRVUH ➡️ Login ➡️ Profile ➡️ My Bank Account ➡️ Revalidate/Add Bank Account
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— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) September 5, 2023
Income tax department issued alert
While posting on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the Income Tax Department wrote that the refund will be credited only to the validated bank account. In such a situation, everyone should check the validation of their bank account by visiting the e-filing portal.
How long does it take to get refund?
If you have filed your ITR following all the rules, then usually you get the refund within six months. However, now the refund process has become much faster than before.
You will receive a mail as soon as the refund is issued by the IT department. You can also monitor by visiting the Income Tax website.
Also told that if your bank account is already validated, then due to change in the details of your bank account, it should be validated again.
How to validate your account on Income Tax portal?
- First of all you have to go to the Income Tax website.
- After this log in with your details.
- After logging in, go to the profile section.
- Select ‘My Bank Account’ there.
- After this you can revalidate your account or add bank account.
Let us tell you, even if the bank branch is merged or shifted somewhere else, there is a need to revalidate the account.
