Income Tax Refund Delayed? Here’s How To Fix It With Your Aadhaar

The Income Tax Return (ITR) filing season has begun, and many are filing their ITR to avoid last-minute hassle before the ITR filing deadline of 15 September. Even after filing ITR, it is important for taxpayers to keep a track of their ITR form so that they can take prompt action in case of income tax refund delay or rejection.

ITR delay can occur due to multiple reasons, like pending verification, activation of the risk management system (RMS), etc.

Income Tax Refund Delayed: What Can Taxpayers Do?

In case the income tax refund is pending or rejected due to non-validation or re-validation of bank account, people can raise a 'Refund Reissue Request' on the income tax filing portal, according to the Income Tax Department. Before raising the refund reissue request, it is important for taxpayers to validate or re-validate their bank account details.

"If your refund has failed due to non-validation / re-validation of your bank account, please ensure your bank account is validated or re-validated, as applicable. If you have not submitted "Refund Reissue Request" after validation/ re-validation of your bank account, do remember to submit "Refund Reissue" request," read a post by Income Tax Department.

How To Raise a 'Refund Reissue Request'?

The first step is to validate or re-validate the bank account and submit a 'refund reissue request' on the e-filing portal.

-Log in to the e-filing portal, ie https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/​
-Check the 'Services' menu and click on the 'Refund Issue'.
-Create a refund reissue request.
-Once after selecting to click the refund reissue request, taxpayers can check the details of the assessment year for which their refund got failed.
-Select the assessment year and proceed.
-Enter the details of bank and validate the bank account if it is not validated.
-Select the bank and submit the request.

How To E-Verify Reissue Request Using Aadhaar?

-After raising a request, click on 'Proceed to verification'.
-Select e-verification method like Aadhaar OTP, EVC, DSC, etc.
-Proceed with the desired method and enter required details.
-Once after completing the e-verification process, you will also receive success message with 'transaction ID'.

By following the above mentioned steps taxpayers can attempt to resolve their pending income tax refund status. For taxpayers who are yet to file their ITR for FY25, they can complete the process and file ITR before 15 September, 2025. Earlier, the deadline to file ITR was July 31.

The deadline to file Income Tax Returns for the financial year 2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26) was extended from July 31, 2025 to September 15, 2025 for individuals not requiring an audit. Companies and individuals whose accounts need auditing have until October 31, 2025, to file.

Belated or revised returns can be submitted up to December 31, 2025. Filing beyond these dates may result in penalties. Meanwhile, the Department has released seven ITR forms for the financial year 2025-26, which include ITR-1 (Sahaj), ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4 (Sugam), ITR-5, ITR-6, and ITR-7. Taxpayers cannot randomly select any of the mentioned ITR forms and must check their eligibility for ITR forms to avoid rejection in future.

The Income Tax Department under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India has made it easier for taxpayers to register on the e-Filing portal for the financial year 2025-26. According to the official website, the pre-login registration service is available to all taxpayers except companies.