ITR Refund 2025 The last date for filing ITR (Income Tax Return) is currently 31 July 2025. After filing ITR, the refund is received within 4 to 5 weeks. But due to some reasons, your refund may also get stuck. If you do not want this to happen, then keep some things in mind while filing ITR.
On 30 April 2025, the Income Tax Department has issued ITR forms. At the same time, very soon all the companies will also start giving Form-16 to their employees. It contains all the information like annual income, tax deduction.
At the same time, while filing ITR, many people also request for refund. This refund is done for TDS (Tax Deducted at Source). But sometimes this refund can get stuck or get stuck. If you want to protect yourself from this, then some things have to be kept in mind.
When can your refund get stuck?
Usually after filing ITR, the refund is received within 2 to 4 weeks. But sometimes this refund can also get stuck. These can be the reasons for this-
- Forgetting to e-verify while filing the return. Because refund is issued by the department only after verification.
- Refund can also get stuck if Aadhar card is not linked to PAN card.
- Apart from this, refund can also get stuck if TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) does not match.
- If you have entered the wrong bank account number while filing ITR, then also the money gets stuck.
You can find out sitting at home when your refund will arrive. To check the status related to refund, follow the steps given below.
How to check refund status?
Step 1- First of all you have to go to the official website of Income Tax.
Step 2- Then enter the login cardinals and login.
Step 3- Here you will see the option of tax return form, click on it.
Step 4- After this you have to select the assessment year.
Step 5- Then click on the acknowledgment number option, after which the refund will be shown to you.
Along with this, the information about the refund is given by the Income Tax Department only on email and message. At the same time, if there is any problem in the refund process, then you will also get information about it on email.
Which tax regime is better for you?
Taxpayers have two options while filing returns, which include Old Tax Regime and New Tax Regime. In Old Tax Regime, you get benefits like Section 80C. Whereas in New Tax Regime, there is no tax on your income up to Rs. 12 lakh. However, it does not provide tax saving benefits like Section 80C.
You can choose what is better for you in both the tax regimes based on tax calculation and your needs.