The ‘Refund Banker scheme’ facilitates transmission of refunds generated on processing of Income tax Returns by CPC-Bangalore/AO to State Bank of India, CMP branch (Refund Banker) for further distribution to taxpayers.
Refunds are being sent in following two modes:
RTGS / NECS: To enable credit of refund directly to the bank account, Taxpayer’s Bank A/c, MICR code/IFSC code of bank branch and correct communication address is mandatory.
Paper Cheque: Bank Account No and correct address is mandatory.
Taxpayers can view status of refund 10 days after their refund has been sent by the Assessing Officer to the Refund Banker.