New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- Many taxpayers have been waiting for a while now as their income tax refund for FY 2024-25 (Assessment Year or AY 2025-26) has been delayed than usual, despite filing the ITR months ago.

The ITR filing deadline for this year was September 16 and taxpayers have been expecting their tax refunds for a while now.

Many taxpayers have indeed got back their ITR refund, but others were puzzled due to the delay.

"We have taken a lot of steps and our appellate authorities are working overtime to ensure that the pendency is liquidated. During prior years...because of Covid etc., pendency got accumulated, but I may share that this year more than 40%, as compared to last year, disposal has been done in appeals and I think we w...