Have you received your income tax refund? These could be the reasons for the delay
Published in Mint | August 2025
Avnish Arora, Executive Director, Direct Tax, Forvis Mazars in India, explains, “The Income Tax Department has made notable strides in speeding up refund processing, and as a result, several taxpayers now receive refunds within a month, and in some instances, refunds are issued just days after filing returns. However, delays still occur when returns are flagged for stricter scrutiny, if there are mismatches between the details in the filed return and records like the AIS or Form 26AS, or due to simple errors such as incorrect bank account information."