Despite the decision coming in favor of the taxpayer in the disputed cases of income tax, it takes a long time to get the refund. This problem is going to end. Indeed, the taxpayer has to re -apply with the Income Tax Department to follow the order. Since this process is offline, it is too late to get refunds. This means that refund money is stuck for a long time. Now this problem is going to end. Let’s know about this in detail.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Union Budget 2025, “I promised in my speech (budget) of July 2024 that all processions would be digitized and paperless within the next two years. It will also include orders related to the appeal. I will also include it. It is happy to announce that the process is now being digitized. ” Following this order of the Finance Minister, the Income Tax Department has launched a new feature on its e-filing portal.
This feature on the e-filing portal is available under the name ‘Request for Order Giving Effect’. The use of this feature will now be implemented soon. Following the appeal will not take much time as before. To understand the benefits of this feature, it is necessary to understand the current system.
If a taxpayer is dissatisfied with the order of the Income Tax Department, then the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), appeals against him in the High Court or Supreme Court. For this, he has to deposit the amount related to the dispute with an appeal. If after hearing the appeal, the verdict comes in favor of the taxpayer, then he has to re -apply to the Income Tax Department to follow the decision. Only then does the decision apply and the amount deposited on his behalf gets it back. This entire process takes a long time.
What does it mean for taxpayers?
1. Early disposal of appeal: The time taken to follow the order on the appeal from the new feature will decrease considerably. With this, taxpayers will not have to wait for a long time for refund or necessary adjustment.
2. The tax office will not have to be circled repeatedly: Chartered Accountants, Tax Advocates and Taxpayers will not have to visit the Income Tax Office repeatedly.
3. Eastern and Transparent Procedure: Taxpayers will now be able to submit their requests online from digitization. This will make the entire process easier and transparent.
This is a welcome step towards modernizing India’s tax administration. This will provide a lot of convenience to taxpayers. Also, his trust in the system will increase.
How to use this new feature?
To follow the order on the appeal, you have to adopt the following steps:
1. Income tax will have to login on the e-filing portal. For this you have to go to https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/. Have to log in through your ID and password.
2. You have to go to pending action: you ‘
Go to pending actions ‘click on’. Then ‘e-proseedings’ have to be selected. After that you will get the option of ‘Request for Order Giving Effect’.
3. New request will have to be submitted: You have to click on ‘New Request’. The details of the respective assessment have to be inserted. After that the request will have to be submitted for processing.
The Income Tax Department will process it after the request is submitted. This will not take much time to implement the order on the appeal.
Ahead
With this first, the government has taken an important step towards eliminating the late due to bureaucracy and implementing the tax Compliance Process soon. Digitalization in tax administration will not only make it easier but also shows the government’s vision in creating more transparent, responsible and taxpayer-friendly systems.
This means for professionals and taxpayers, low paperwork, soon compliance and immediate refund. This is a big reform in the Indian tax system. Therefore, if the decision on an appeal has come in your favor, then you can use this feature and eliminate the whole process soon.
(The author is CA. He is a specialist in personal finance, especially income tax related cases)