Income Tax Refund Status 2025: How to Check ITR Refund, Handle CBDT “NUDGE” SMS/Email, and Use New Rectification Feature Before Dec 31
As the year-end deadline of December 31, 2025 approaches, many taxpayers are tracking one question more closely than usual: when will my income tax refund arrive? At the same time, thousands are seeing SMS and email “nudges” from the Income Tax Department asking them to re-check deduction and exemption claims—especially where refund claims appear inconsistent with available data. The Times of India+2Income Tax India+2 This combination—refunds pending, compliance nudges rolling out, and a hard year-end cut-off for revised returns—has turned the last week of December into a high-stakes window for taxpayers filing for FY 2024–25 (AY 2025–26). The Times of