Processing of returns with refund claims under section 143(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 beyond the prescribed time limits in non-scrutiny cases

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..... on 119 of the Income-tax Act 1961 Subject: Processing of returns with refund claims under section 143(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 beyond the prescribed time limits in non-scrutiny cases-regd. It has been brought to the notice of the Central Board of Direct Taxes ('Board') that due to certain technical issues or for other reasons not attributable to the assessees concerned, several ret .....

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..... d 18th December, 2013; Instruction/Order dated 25.10.2016; and Instruction No 5/2018 dated 21.8.2018 allowing processing of such validly filed time barred returns with refund claims, where the statutory time-frame for sending intimation under sub-section (1) of section 143 had lapsed. Vide the Instruction No-5/2018 dated 21.08.2018 time frame was given till 31.03.2019 to process all valid unproces .....

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..... processed now with prior administrative approval of Pr.CCIT/CCIT concerned and intimation of such processing under sub-section (1) of section 143 of the Act can be sent to the assessee concerned by 31.12.2019. All subsequent effects under the Act including issue of refund shall also follow as per the prescribed procedures. To ensure adequate safeguards, it has been decided that once administrativ .....

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