If your filed and e-verified Income Tax Return shows a refund due, you can track its processing status directly on the official Income Tax e-filing portal — from 'return processed' through to the refund being credited to your bank account. The refund is paid only into a bank account that's been pre-validated on the portal.
Official website
Income Tax Department
https://www.incometax.gov.in
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Log in to the e-filing portal (incometax.gov.in) with your PAN and password.
Go to 'e-File' → 'Income Tax Returns' → 'View Filed Returns'.
Select the relevant assessment year to see its current processing and refund status.
Alternatively, use the portal's 'Know Your Refund Status' option under Quick Links with your PAN and assessment year.
If the status shows 'Refund failed', check and re-validate your bank account details, then raise a refund reissue request from the same section.
Official fees
Free.
Processing time
Varies by year and case complexity — the portal shows your return's current, real status rather than a fixed guaranteed timeline.
How to apply
Online only (incometax.gov.in)
Official quick links
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Common reasons include an unvalidated or mismatched bank account on the portal, PAN not linked with Aadhaar (which can hold up processing), or the return still being under processing/scrutiny.