« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Mock Test Papers Series - I & II for Students appearing in CA Foundation January 2027 Examination.  Income Tax Rules 2026: CBDT Introduces Revised Form 161 for Penalty Waiver, Clarifies Misreporting Categories and Taxpayer Relief  ITR Filing and Income Tax Audit Deadline Extended: 5 Critical Things Taxpayers Must Know  Filing Belated ITR for AY 2026-27? Know Which Losses You Can Carry Forward and Which You May Lose  CBDT Extends Tax Audit Report Deadline to October 21, ITR Filing Last Date to November 21 for AY 2026-27  CBDT Extends AY 2026-27 ITR Filing Deadline for Tax-Audit Cases: New Dates and Key Compliance Details  Foreign Assets Missing From Your ITR? Income Tax Department Opens One-Time Disclosure Window  Tax Audit Deadline September 30: Why AIS, TDS and GST Figures May Not Match Your ITR and What Taxpayers Should Do  Tax audit deadline September 30: Common mistakes taxpayers should avoid  Your ITR says ‘verified’, but the refund hasn’t arrived? 5 reasons why your money could be stuck  Missed the ITR Deadline but TDS Refund Is Due? Here’s How You Can Still Claim Your Money «  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.