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RTI Application for income tax refund status

Guide for applicants. The procedure, fee, and appeal path. Template: first RTI application. A general-purpose format. All sample RTI applications.

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-====== RTI Application for Income Tax Refund ====== +====== RTI Application for income tax refund status ======
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-===== Include the following in your RTI Application =====+
  
-Following are the details of my Income Tax refund claim:  +{{ :social:auto:guide-applicant-application-sample-income-tax.png?direct&1200 |guide / applicant / application / sample / income-tax — RTI Wiki}}
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-PAN number       :  _____ +
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-Financial Year     : _____ +
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-Ward/Circle No   : _____ +
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-Refund Amount  : _____ +
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-As of date, I have not received my refund. +
  
-Question: +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(guide applicant application sample income tax rti right to information india) 
-  - Please provide the abstract from the file which state the reason for the delay +metatag-description=(Guide for applicants. The procedure, fee, and appeal path. Template: first RTI application. A general-purpose format. All sample RTI applications.)}} 
-  - Who are the concerned officials responsible for issuing the refund claim at the time of my application + 
-  - If the refund process is online, which agency has caused the delay+ 
 +<WRAP center round info 90%> 
 +**Drafting notes.** This sample is for the status of the applicant's own income tax refund claim. The Income Tax Department is a public authority under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Frame the request around the applicant's own file and the decision record, not around named officers, to reduce the chance of refusal under Section 8(1)(j) as amended on 14 November 2025. 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 +===== Format ===== 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +To 
 +The Central Public Information Officer 
 +[Name of the jurisdictional Income Tax Ward or Circle] 
 +Income Tax Department 
 +[Full postal address, pin code] 
 + 
 +Subject: Request for information under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. 
 + 
 +Sir, 
 + 
 +1. I am a citizen of India. I apply under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 for information relating to my own income tax refund claim. 
 + 
 +2. My particulars for identification of the record are as follows. 
 +   Name              : _____ 
 +   Permanent Account Number : _____ 
 +   Ward or Circle    : _____ 
 +   Assessment Year   : _____ 
 +   Date of filing of return : _____ 
 +   Acknowledgement number of return : _____ 
 +   Refund amount claimed : _____ 
 + 
 +3. Please supply the following information. 
 +   (i)   Current status of the refund claim referenced above. Categories: sanctioned, under process, rejected, awaiting verification, or other. 
 +   (ii)  Certified copy of the file noting on the refund claim, to the extent it relates to the decision-making on the claim. 
 +   (iii) Where the refund has been sanctioned, certified copy of the refund order and the date of release to the bank account of record. 
 +   (iv)  Where the refund has not been disbursed by the due date, certified copy of the communication, if any, explaining the delay. 
 +   (v)   The prescribed timeline for processing a refund claim under the procedure in force on the date of this application. 
 + 
 +4. I am enclosing the prescribed application fee of ten rupees by way of Indian Postal Order in favour of the Accounts Officer. 
 + 
 +5. Please send the reply to my postal address below by registered post. 
 + 
 +Yours faithfully, 
 + 
 +Signature 
 +Name    : _____ 
 +Address : _____ 
 +Date    : _____ 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +===== Related ===== 
 + 
 +  * [[:guide:applicant|Guide for applicants]]. The procedure, fee, and appeal path. 
 +  * [[:templates:first-rti|Template: first RTI application]]. A general-purpose format. 
 +  * [[:guide:applicant:application:sample:start|All sample RTI applications]]. The full index. 
 + 
 +===== Sources ===== 
 + 
 +  - The Right to Information Act, 2005, Sections 6(1), 7, 8(1)(j), and 19. 
 +  - The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005, Central Government. 
 +  - The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Section 44(3). 
 + 
 +===== Last reviewed on ===== 
 + 
 +19 April 2026 
 + 
 +{{tag>rti sample-rti applicant application income-tax refund}}
  
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