₹1,000 will be levied if income is within ₹5 lakh and a penalty of ₹5,000 if income exceeds ₹5 lakh. Once an ITR has been filed, refunds are processed within 20-45 days by the income tax department. A taxpayer needs to check from time to time the status of IT refund from the tax department.
1 - Visit the Income Tax e-filing portal 2 – Login with user ID, password, date of birth/date of incorporation and captcha. 3 - Go to My Account 4 - Click on Refund/Demand status 5 - Your details like Assessment year, status, Reason (for refund failure if any), Mode of Payment is displayed.
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