« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Old or new tax regime for TDS on salary? This post-election 2024 event will impact your tax planning  What Are 5 Heads Of Income Tax?  Income Tax Dept releases interim action plan for FY25 on tax collection, refund approvals   Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Why you need not rush to file your ITR immediately  Income tax returns: ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 available for e-filing  Section 80DDB tax benefits for specified illnesses: 5 things to know  Income tax slabs FY 2024-25: Five tips to help taxpayers decide between old and new income tax regimes  ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) available now on e-filing income tax portal  How To Save Tax For Salary Above 15 Lakhs? «  Class action suits to be codified in company law... FBT maths adds relief to unlisted firms ESOP... » CIC urges I-T dept to improve its refund disbursal function October, 25th 2007 The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked income tax authorities to usher in quick improvements in its refund disbursal system. "The Commission would strongly urge the I-T department to rapidly effect improvement in its refund disbursal function... They will have vast amount of efficiency gains by ushering in transparency in such functions," Information Commissioner A N Tiwari said in a judgment. The observation came on a Right to Information (RTI) application of Mumbai-resident J J Nerurkar, who had sought from the office of I-T (Exemptions) information on names of erring officials who delayed his tax refunds for two years. While the Commission concurred with the department in denying disclosure of names of individual officers involved in the decision making process, it noted that such frequent delays on a large scale would inevitably cast doubt on the entire department as well as its officers. Calling for "systemic improvements" in regard to the delays, Tiwari suggested the department could examine as to if they should come out with a periodical statement on the refund claims that had been approved, effected or were pending. It noted that in case the department was unable to effectively handle the volume of work pertaining to disposing of refund claims, it should "seriously" think of alternative systems.