Check Your Tax Return Status

How to check for refund status?

Once the refund is determined, the same will be processed by the tax department. The status of the refund can be checked either from:

1. The income tax e-filing portal

2. The NSDL website

Using income tax e-filing portal

1. Visit the income tax official portal: www.incometax.gov.in

2. Log in with your user-ID (PAN) and password

3. Click on ‘e-File’ tab and go to ‘Income Tax Returns’

4. Select ‘View Filed Returns’ from the drop-down menu

5. You are directed to a page which will display the overall timeline. If the page displays the date of ‘Processed with refund due’, then you are likely to receive the income tax refund soon.

Using NSDL Portal

1. Visit the income tax official portal

2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page

3. Select ‘NSDL’ under ‘Related Sites’

4. You will be directed to TIN (tin-nsdl.com)

5. Click on the ‘Services’ tab

6. Select ‘Status of Tax Refunds’ from the drop-down menu

7. Click the ‘Refund Tracking’ option (on the extreme left)

8. Click ‘Proceed’ under ‘Taxpayer Refund (PAN)’ option

9. Enter your PAN details

10. Select the Assessment Year from the drop-down option for which tax refund is awaited and enter the Captcha Code.