Mohandas Pai gets refund a day after filing income tax returns: 'Globally best in class'

Former Infosys CFO TV Mohandas Pai has praised the Income Tax Department for its swift and efficient service in processing tax refunds. In a tweet, Pai shared his satisfaction with the system, stating that he had filed his return the previous day and had already received the refund.

"Fantastic work by @IncomeTaxIndia. Return filed yesterday, refund received! Globally best in class. Thanks much @IncomeTaxIndia @nsitharaman @FinMinIndia @narendramodi @PMOIndia. This is truly amazing! Great taxpayers service," Pai wrote.

The Income Tax Department, responding to the appreciation, tweeted back to Mohandas Pai, "Thank you for your valuable feedback."
Pai's remarks come at a time when the central government has been improving taxpayer services as part of broader reforms to streamline the tax-filing process. The Finance Ministry, under Nirmala Sitharaman, has made efforts to simplify tax return procedures and enhance the speed of processing, which has led to widespread positive responses from taxpayers.

The quick turnaround in refunds has been chronicled by innumerable tax payers who have expressed satisfaction with timely and fast refunds.

One user commented: “A few years ago, I had to pay capital gains tax on my sale proceeds. Paying tax was a breeze and I never ever received any trivial questions from the authorities.”