Refund alerts, deductions and risk management flags, here’s what the CBDT clarification really means for taxpayers.

Income Tax Refunds On Hold Messages, What Taxpayers Should Know And Why There Is No Need To Panic

Over the past few days, many taxpayers across India received SMS and email alerts stating that their “Income Tax Refund is on hold” or that their “ITR is under risk management review”. A large number of these messages referred to 80G donation claims and other deduction or exemption related issues. Since almost 60 to 70…
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December 25, 2025 0