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Refund failed because the account was closed
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Facts
A refund sent to a closed account fails and returns to the department. You can add a new account, validate it and raise a refund reissue request.
Provisions and law
- e-Filing portal, Refund Reissue serviceLets a taxpayer request a fresh payment of a refund that failed.
- Sec 244A, Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 437, Income-tax Act 2025)Interest on refund at 0.5% for every month or part of a month, less periods of delay caused by the taxpayer.
Analysis
Remove the closed account from your profile so it is not picked again. Add the new account, validate it, and then raise the reissue request. Choose the new account carefully, because a submitted request cannot be changed. Keep the transaction ID.
Conclusion
- Remove the closed account from the profile.
- Add and validate the new account.
- Raise the reissue request choosing the new account.
- Save the transaction ID.
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