Have You Received This Refund Delay Text From The Income Tax Dept? Here’s What It Means

Income Tax Refund: The Income Tax Department has started sending SMS alerts and emails to some taxpayers whose income tax refunds are still pending, saying that the return is “under the risk management process" and advising taxpayers to file a revised income tax return (ITR) by December 31.

If you have filed the wrong ITR, then you can file a revised returns. However, you should do so before the belated ITR filing deadline for AY 2025-26, which is on December 31, 2025. There’s no limit on the number of revised returns, as long as they’re filed within this timeline. The last date to file a revised return is December 31, 2025.

You should also remember that your return hasn’t been processed so far. If it’s done, then you can’t file the revised return.