TDS refund: unable to fill ITR you can claim it
The taxpayer has to write an application to the concerned Income Tax Officer. In this, complete information and proof of the circumstances of the non-filing of ITR will have to be given.
For further information, the department may issue notices. Its details will be entered under the 'Pending Action' tab.
On acceptance of the application, online ITR has to be filed in the e-filing tab under section 119(2).
Provision for sanction by amount 9/2015 issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) lays down guidelines and limits for various authorities to consider refund claims, keeping in view the powers of section 119. According to the circular, if the amount of TDS refund claim in any assessment year exceeds Rs 10 lakh, the same may be considered or rejected by the Principal Commissioner or the Commissioner of Income Tax.
If this amount is between Rs 10 lakh to 50 lakh, then the right to settle it lies with the Principal Chief Commissioner.
If the claim amount exceeds Rs 50 lakh, only CBDT is empowered to settle it at its own level.
Gets up to six years
Any person, company, trust, or Hindu Undivided Family can claim a TDS refund if PAN has been issued to him and he fulfills all the conditions. The taxpayer gets up to six years to make a claim. Under this, he can file a claim within a period of six years from the assessment year. -Sweety Manoj Jain, Tax-Investment Advisor