Dear All,

I had filed my ITR for A.Y. 2025-26 on 20th July 2025. However, even after 5 months, my ITR is not even processed. 

1) I raised a grievance through the portal, but they gave a bland response as under:

The return processing involves various automated validations and risk analysis. Any claims, deductions or tax credits made in the return will be examined and verified through a system-driven environment. This process in certain cases takes time. You may also note that as per provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the return of income is to be processed within 9 months from end of the financial year in which return is filed. 



2) I also contacted the Assessing Officer (AO), who directed me to contact the efiling helpline.

3) I've called efiling helpline twice but their response is just plain that my return will be processed.

It has never taken 5 months for the ITR to be processed. Please advise what else can I do?