Once we have filed our income tax return (ITR) and verified it, the Income Tax Department starts processing it. They will refund, if anything is due, is issued only after processing of ITR successfully completed.
The status of the income tax return(ITR) can be checked upon the return that has been filed and verified. Payers should regularly check the status of their ITR to ensure that the ITR has been accepted and processed.
“If a return is filed properly and processed by the department, then the status reflected in your account will be ‘ITR processed’. Suppose, if some variances are found or some changes are suggested by Centralized Processing Centre (CPC), then it could be return status such as defective return or case transferred to assessing officer."
Then the taxpayer can provide a suitable reply to the income tax department with respect to the status pending in the account.
What are the different types of ITR status?
Submitted and pending for e-verification
Successfully e-verified
Processed
Defective
How to check ITR return status on income tax e-filing website You have two options to check the status of ITR return
Once we have filed our income tax return (ITR) and verified it, the Income Tax Department starts processing it. They will refund, if anything is due, is issued only after processing of ITR successfully completed.
The status of the income tax return(ITR) can be checked upon the return that has been filed and verified. Payers should regularly check the status of their ITR to ensure that the ITR has been accepted and processed.
Then the taxpayer can provide a suitable reply to the income tax department with respect to the status pending in the account.
What are the different types of ITR status?
How to check ITR return status on income tax e-filing website
You have two options to check the status of ITR return
Option 1: Log in with Credentials
Step 1: Log in to income tax department’s e-filing website
Step 2: Click on Login Here
Step 3: Select View Return/Forms option
Step 4: Then select the Income Tax Returns from the first drop-down menu and the relevant assessment year from the drop-down menu
Option 2: Using acknowledgment number of ITR filed
Step 1: Open the income tax department’s e-filing website
Step 2: Select ITR status from the list on the left side of the page
Step 3: Now, you are required to fill your PAN, acknowledgment number of ITR
Step 4: The ITR return status will be displayed
The income tax department offers many options to check income tax return or ITR status on its website.
Tags: Incometax, ITR, TaxPay-2020