ITR Filing, Aug. 28 -- Once the income tax return (ITR) is filed and submitted, many taxpayers wait for their income tax refunds, especially when they paid more income tax than required during their ITR filing.

Therefore, there is always a big question for such taxpayers - When does an ITR refund come?

After you have verified your ITR filing, the income tax department takes between 7 and 21 working days to start processing the refund, if applicable.

"Usually, it takes 4-5 weeks for the refund to be credited to the account of the taxpayer," according to the income tax department.

It must be noted that the ITR refund processing by the tax department starts only after the return is e-verified by the taxpayer.

If your bank account is pre...