Income Tax, Aug. 28 -- There are only a little more than two weeks left before the September 15 deadline to file an income tax return (ITR).

The income tax department's website shows that as of 27 August, over 3.83 crore taxpayers had already filed their tax returns. Of these, 3.66 crore ITRs are verified, and over 2.43 crore verified ITRs have been processed.

A number of taxpayers who were waiting to receive a tax refund on their returns have received it.

Chirag Chauhan, a Mumbai-based chartered accountant, shared his story of receiving his tax refund within a week of filing his return. Thanking the I-T department, he wrote, "I received my income tax refund credit within seven days. This year's refund process seems faster than last ye...