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How to check income tax refund status?

When you file Income Tax Return, it is processed by the tax department. While processing your ITR, if the government finds that a refund is payable to you, an intimation is sent to you via SMS and email under section 143 (1) of the income tax Act. The intimation letter shows the amount of refund that will be credited into your account along with a refund sequence number.
How to check income tax refund status?
When you file Income Tax Return, it is processed by the income tax department. While processing your Income Tax Return, if the government finds that a refund is payable to you, an intimation is sent to you via SMS and email under section 143 (1) of the Income Tax Act. The intimation letter shows the amount of refund that will be credited into your account along with a refund sequence number.
The refund is processed by the State Bank of India (SBI) and is credited to the bank account mentioned in your ITR form.
You can check your ITR status on two portals:
a) Income tax e-filing portal
Follow these steps
1. Open the income tax e-filing portal - www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
2. Sign in to your account by entering - PAN, password, date of birth and captcha code.
3. Click on 'View Returns/Forms'
4. From drop down menu, select 'Income Tax Returns' and relevant assessment year
5. Your acknowledgement number will be visible as a hyperlink, click on it
6. Once you click on it, a pop-up page will appear showing the timeline of filing of returns such as when your ITR was filed and verified, date of completion of processing, date of issue of refund etc.

7. Along with that it will also show details like assessment year, status, reason for failure, if any, and mode of payment.
b) TIN NSDL portal
Refund status of your ITR will be available on TIN NSDL portal 10 days after the refund has been sent by the department to your bank:
1. Open the portal - https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/refundstatuslogin.html
2. Write your PAN
3. Select the relevant assessment year
4. Enter the captcha code and click on submit. A message on the status of your refund will be displayed on your screen.
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