Income tax refund not received

[Rahul Singhal]

Dear Experts, I need your valuable advise on an issue I am facing since AY 2016-17. I had filed my ITR for AY 2016-17 after due date but before 31 March 2017. I had claimed certain amount of refund in the same. Thereafter I received some notice from the department asking me to either file the response on their queries related to mismatch of income as claimed by me and as reflected in 26AS or submit a revised return. I submitted my response but they raised same query again, so I filed a revised return. But I have not received the refund till date. As per the status on the website, original return is being shown as invalidated while revised return is being shown as processed. My refunds of later years have been paid by them. When I submitted a grievance regarding this issue, then the department replied that since the original return was filed after due date, it got invalidated. Kindly guide me as to how can I receive my refund. Thank you

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Taxpayer Awaits 2016-17 Refund Despite Processed Revised Return; Experts Suggest Checking Penalties and Filing Grievances An individual is facing an issue with an income tax refund for the assessment year 2016-17. Despite filing the original return after the due date and a revised return, the refund has not been received. The tax department invalidated the original return due to late filing, while the revised return shows as processed. The individual has received refunds for subsequent years. Experts advised checking if a penalty was paid, filing grievances through official channels, and ensuring the revised return is verified by the tax department. The individual confirmed the revised return was e-verified and awaits further response from the department.