Delay on refund allotment to NRI, Income Tax

[Rajagopal Ramachandran]

Respected Sir! Assessee is a NRI and have Indian income by way of Interest and Rental Income. Assessee kept filing the return since 2000 when he became NRI and started getting Indian Income. Asst Year 2006-2007 - Refund due is Rs 60,304/- Asst Year 2007-2008 Refund due is Rs 1,20,391/- Asst. Year 2008-2009 pending 2009-2010 pending. The AO called assessee to submit the original TDS certificate for the TDS on Rental Income and Interest income for the refund years. Assessee submitted the original TDS as demanded by AO on Augus 2008 for asst year 2006-07 and 2007-2008. Nothing heard as on March 2009 and Assessee again sent copy of TDS alongwith original request of AO asking for TDS certificate. Nothing heard from AO neither refund nor any letter. Can anyone help the assessee whether he can write a complaint letter to higher authority for such long delay and if so who is the higher authority to whom the complaint has to be lodged. The assessee seeks help. Please guide.

Posts / Replies

[Rama Krishana]

It is comon that department is delaying the payment of refund. Though a complaint to higher authorities may help you but the best suitable option is follow up the matter personally with the AO and get the refund it you need it timely.

[Anuj Gupta]

You can approach the ombudsman or you can file an application under RTI. I can help in both these forms of applications.