RTI Application for pending IT Refund
In view of several CPIO's (assessing officers) of the IT Department denying information under some sections of the RTI Act, attached is the new format for RTI Application for pending IT refunds.
1. The RTI Application has to be addressed to the CPIO, who is the same as your assessing officer (ITO/AC) of your ward/circle where you filed your IT return, in which you claimed refund.
2. File separate RTI applications for different years - one application for each year
3. As per the "Citizens Charter" of the IT Department, they normally take 9 months to process and give refunds, as counted from the end of the month in which you submitted your return. There is no point in filing a RTI Application before nine months are over.
4. The Name and Address of the CPIO (assessing officer) can be obtained from:
Income Tax India
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page, select the State and hit the "Go" button.
The above page ONLY works with Internet Explorer. Do not use other browsers.
Once a new page opens, click on the CPIO/CAPIO tab (blue colour) available at the top of the page.
5. The IPO for Rs. 10.00 can be purchased from the nearest Post Office.
6. For guidance on how to submit your RTI Application, please read: How to submit a RTI Application - RTI Guide
7. The PIO has 30 days from the date he receives your RTI Application, to provide you the information.
Add another 5 or 10 days for postal delays.
8. If you do not get a reply from the PIO within 40 to 45 days from sending the RTI Application, it can be safely assumed that the PIO is not going to reply and provide you the information you sought.
This can be termed as "Deemed Denial" of information.
In such a case, immediately file a First Appeal for "deemed denial" of information.
9. The format for such a First Appeal is also attached to this post.
10. Details of the First Appellate Authority (FAA) can be obtained from the same website, from which you obtained the details of the CPIO. Generally, it is the Joint Commissioner or Chief Commissioner, of that particular Range to which your ward/circle belongs.
11. The First Appeal has to be filed within 60 days of the date of your RTI Application.
If you face any problems, please DO NOT post your query here, but in the main forum under the section "Ask for a RTI Query": http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/ask-rti-query.html
Our helpful members will guide you further.
Please also read: http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/48579-...x-refunds.html
1. The RTI Application has to be addressed to the CPIO, who is the same as your assessing officer (ITO/AC) of your ward/circle where you filed your IT return, in which you claimed refund.
2. File separate RTI applications for different years - one application for each year
3. As per the "Citizens Charter" of the IT Department, they normally take 9 months to process and give refunds, as counted from the end of the month in which you submitted your return. There is no point in filing a RTI Application before nine months are over.
4. The Name and Address of the CPIO (assessing officer) can be obtained from:
Income Tax India
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page, select the State and hit the "Go" button.
The above page ONLY works with Internet Explorer. Do not use other browsers.
Once a new page opens, click on the CPIO/CAPIO tab (blue colour) available at the top of the page.
5. The IPO for Rs. 10.00 can be purchased from the nearest Post Office.
6. For guidance on how to submit your RTI Application, please read: How to submit a RTI Application - RTI Guide
7. The PIO has 30 days from the date he receives your RTI Application, to provide you the information.
Add another 5 or 10 days for postal delays.
8. If you do not get a reply from the PIO within 40 to 45 days from sending the RTI Application, it can be safely assumed that the PIO is not going to reply and provide you the information you sought.
This can be termed as "Deemed Denial" of information.
In such a case, immediately file a First Appeal for "deemed denial" of information.
9. The format for such a First Appeal is also attached to this post.
10. Details of the First Appellate Authority (FAA) can be obtained from the same website, from which you obtained the details of the CPIO. Generally, it is the Joint Commissioner or Chief Commissioner, of that particular Range to which your ward/circle belongs.
11. The First Appeal has to be filed within 60 days of the date of your RTI Application.
If you face any problems, please DO NOT post your query here, but in the main forum under the section "Ask for a RTI Query": http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/ask-rti-query.html
Our helpful members will guide you further.
Please also read: http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/48579-...x-refunds.html
Tags: income tax, it refund, refund, tax refund
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what about my refund for the year 2007-08Posted 03-20-2009 at 09:57 AM by vijayahlawat
- Nice and quick support.Posted 03-25-2009 at 09:13 PM by ragshyd
- IT Refund problem is qyuite common with all. I am also waiting for my Tax refund 2007-08. My CA has been telling me yet ITD Jaipur has not started giving refund.
Will anybody guide me how long I should wait and then
the easiest method to be used to get IT Refund.Posted 05-17-2009 at 12:52 PM by Rajesh vohra -
Rajesh,
Have you read this page before making this post ?
Why do you still need anybody to guide you ?Posted 05-17-2009 at 11:08 PM by karira 
- For IT refund of 2007-08, you can file RTI application now as 9 months are over (I am aasuming that you have files your return in July 08).Posted 05-28-2009 at 12:00 PM by dinesh1178
- Hello ,
My father does not get his IT return for 1995-96 aY 96-97, he has written to Income tax department Mumbai, also he has made filed grievance petition in 2008-09. But he did not get proper response. do you think that RTI will help him in getting return of 95-96.Posted 06-24-2009 at 05:14 PM by AmitKarmalkar - RTI will help him with getting IT refund for any year.Posted 06-25-2009 at 09:44 PM by karira
- what is an IPO Rs. 10.......do we get in in any Post office?Posted 06-26-2009 at 09:09 PM by rashmisubu
- IPO: Indian Postal Order
You get it in any Post office.Posted 06-26-2009 at 09:58 PM by karira - In the list of CPIOs on the Income Tax website, does the serial no. mean the circle/ward no. ? If my circle/ward is mentioned as 10(2) in the returns filed, how do I look up for the correct CPIO ? (Bangalore - Karnataka )Posted 07-01-2009 at 10:29 PM by anand.sequeira
- If you face any problems, please DO NOT post your query here, but in the main forum under the section "Ask for a RTI Query": RTI Community Support - Ask for RTI Query at rtiindia.org
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No, there is a a ward number indicated. Please got through the whole list.
If you already know your ward number (as available in yout IT return) just address the RTI application to:
CPIO under the RTI Act 2005
ITO or AC (as the case maybe) circle/ward xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxPosted 07-02-2009 at 09:25 AM by karira - Mr. Karira, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SENDING DETAIL. iT IS GOING TO HELP ME IN FUTURE REFUND
Nalin MehtaPosted 08-11-2009 at 09:39 PM by NALIN MEHTA - thank you so muchPosted 08-28-2009 at 12:15 PM by pankajsingh
- good expanded information for all tax payer.Posted 09-04-2009 at 04:01 PM by Pradip Shah
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Crypted RTI IT refund form
I have tried the pdf as well as the doc option however the moment I open the file I cannot read the content written on the files. Is there any other website or link where I could access the RTI IT refund forms?
ShivaniyaPosted 10-09-2009 at 09:46 PM by shivaniya - The part about browsers is wrong. The page Income Tax India works fine in FirefoxPosted 10-10-2009 at 10:41 PM by amani
- Shivanya,
I just tried all the four attachments - all open fine. Pls try again
amani,
This article was written in March 2009. Maybe the webmaster in the IT department also read it and made the website compatible with Firefox. If it is opening with firefox, all the more better.Posted 10-13-2009 at 05:41 PM by karira -
The part about browsers is wrong. The page Income Tax India works fine in Firefox
I just rechecked today, the page opens fine but try opening the list of CPIO's and FAA's - it only opens with IE.Posted 12-23-2009 at 04:56 PM by karira - thank you very much Sir. I shall get back after sometime.Posted 01-12-2010 at 01:34 PM by K C S Kutty
- Dear Sir,
a Great HELP !
Will shortly celebrate with you, once I got my money back.
god bless You !
Satbir BhatiaPosted 02-16-2010 at 08:17 PM by Satbir Bhatia
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