ITR 2025: When Will Taxpayers Receive Income Tax Refunds?
The extended due date to file the Income Tax Return for the Assessment Year 2025-26 is September 15, 2025, with only 17 days left to file the ITR. As per the Income Tax Department, over 3.8 crore ITRs have been filed as of August 27, 2025. Around 3.67 crore ITRs have been verified, and over 2 crore ITRs have been processed by the Income Tax Department. With a large number of ITRs already processed, many taxpayers are now eager to know when they can expect their income tax refunds.
Over the past few years, the Income Tax Department has taken several steps to change the entire ITR process in an effort to make the income tax filing process smoother and faster for all taxpayers. Due to these improvements, the entire process of filing income tax has become more efficient, and the time to receive refunds has been reduced. As per some reports, many taxpayers now receive their funds within 2 weeks to one month of filing and verifying the ITR, while only a few taxpayers have claimed to receive their refund on the same day of filing the ITR.
Some taxpayers are facing delays because the Income Tax Department is doing extra checks on their previous returns. If there are differences between the information reported in the ITR and the information in Form 26AS, AIS, or TIS, the refund process might become slower.
Taxpayers should also note that the refund process begins only after the ITR has been e-verified through Aadhaar OTP, net banking, or other approved methods. The ITR is invalid without this important step, and the refund can not be processed.
