How to check your ITR refund status online using your PAN card: A step-by-step guide

Have you filed an income tax return (ITR) for the financial year 2023-24 and been waiting for your refund? You can check your ITR refund status now on the income tax e-filing portal — incometax.gov.in.

A step-by-step guide on how to check your ITR refund status online.

Essentials details you need to check your ITR refund status online

1) You need a valid ID and password to log in to income tax e-filing portal
2) Your PAN must be linked with your Aadhaar
3) You need the acknowledgment no of the ITR that you have filed

Follow this step-by-step guide to check ITR refund status
a) Go to the income tax e-filing portal (incometax.gov.in) and log in with your ID and password.
b) Go to the 'e-File' tab. Then click on 'Income Tax Returns' and 'View Filed Returns'.
c) Here you check the refund status of your desired assessment year.

You can also check your ITR refund status on the NSDL website. All you need to do is enter your PAN and select the assessment year. Then, you enter the 'captcha code' and click on the 'proceed' button.

To get a refund, your ITR must be e-verified. Usually, it takes four to five weeks for the refund to be credited to the taxpayer's account. However, if a refund is not received during this duration, the taxpayer must check for intimation regarding discrepancies in ITR. Check your email for any notification from the income tax department regarding the refund. The taxpayer can also check the refund status on the e-filing as per the process detailed hereunder.