To check the ITR refund status, use your PAN and Assessment Year (AY). For Financial Year FY 2019-20 the select AY 2020-21. You will be shown the refund status for your Income Tax Return, there are different types of tax refund statuses.

The Income Tax Refund is issued after your ITR is processed. The Income Tax Department usually takes 3 – 6 weeks from ITR verification to issue the tax refund. However, the processing time may vary depending on the ITR type and complexity.
Enter your ITR acknowledgment number in the check Income Tax Refund refund tool and track your ITR refund.

You will receive your refund directly in your Primary bank account. You can choose the primary bank account while filing your ITR.

In case the refund is delayed you receive the interest at 6% p.a. If your refund is less than 10% of the total taxes paid then, you are not eligible for interest on the income tax refund.

While checking your tax refund status, if the details of income tax refund are displayed then it means refund is issued to you. You can see the mode of payment for the refund and the date of refund credit.

If your tax refund status is ‘refund returned’ then it means when ITD had tried to credit the refund to your bank account, but it failed. In such a case you are required to submit a refund reissue request.

To check your Income Tax Refund status enter your ITR acknowledgment number and assessment year. You will get ITR acknowledgment number once your file your Income Tax Return.