Income tax return filing (ITR) status AY 2025-26: How to check it online easily on e-filing portal

After filing an Income Tax Return (ITR), checking the status of your ITR is a crucial step to know whether the tax department has registered your return, and any refunds due are issued on time.

The income tax department provides a user-friendly ITR status service, available both with and without login details.

⦁ Log in to the Income Tax e-Filing portal using your valid User ID (PAN) and password.

⦁ Once logged in, go to e-File > Income Tax Returns > View Filed Returns.

⦁ On the View Filed Returns page, you’ll see a list of all the returns you’ve submitted.

⦁ Use the Filter option to narrow down the results by Assessment Year or Filing Type.

⦁ Click on View Details to check the return’s life cycle, including any pending actions like e-Verification.

From this page, you can also download important documents such as the ITR-V Acknowledgement and your complete ITR form in PDF format.

"You can check the status of the same also through the mobile app of the Income Tax Department. You just have to provide your PAN, acknowledgement number or login credentials. The system shall inform you whether your ITR is in the state of ‘ Submitted’, ‘ Verified’, ‘ Processed’ or any other requisite action from your end is still pending," said CA Gaurav Singh Parmar, Associate Director, Fincorpit Consulting.

You must make sure to verify your return quickly, either online via Aadhaar OTP, net banking or any other method, so that the processing starts immediately, the CA added.

Being proactive helps with compliance with tax rules, speedy refunds and also peace of mind, which is very important while dealing anything related to taxes.

If your PAN is inoperative, a pop-up message will alert you that your refund cannot be issued. You can fix this by clicking the ‘Link Now’ button to link your PAN with Aadhaar.