The ITR (income tax return) filing season ended on September 16 without giving more extension to the deadline. The ITR AY 2025-26 saw basically two extensions – 46 days from August 1 to September 15, and another 24-hour extension till September 16 midnight. Now, taxpayers who filed their ITRs are eagerly awaiting their refunds to be credited to their bank accounts. Around 7.59 crore taxpayers have filed their returns till September 23 for AY 2025-26, and about 5.09 crore returns have been processed, meaning 2.5 crore income tax returns are yet to be processed by the Income Tax Department .

Many taxpayers took to social media to vent their frustration over delays of 2 to 3 months in getting their refunds. Some say that they filed their returns in mid-June but have yet to get their return

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