Where did the tax refund go?

The tax refund shall be returned to the bank account designated by the taxpayer, and the specific account can be selected at the time of applying for tax refund.

Tax refund should follow certain procedures:

1, tax refund through the vault. If the tax refund is allowed within the scope stipulated in the tax law, the taxpayer shall apply to the original tax authority, and after being examined by the original tax authority and reported to the higher tax authority for examination and approval, the taxpayer shall go through the tax refund formalities at the bank acting as the treasury.

2. The tax refund handled by the grass-roots tax office can be refunded in the tax collected by itself after being examined and approved by the original tax collection office;

3. For the overpayment found in the ticket inspection process, the taxpayer can apply for tax refund with the ticket inspection notice, without having to apply again, and the time limit for the taxpayer to apply for tax refund; Generally limited to one month from the date of payment. If an application for tax refund is overdue, the tax authorities may not accept it. The approved tax refund shall be valid within one month from the date of arrival of the approval notice, and the tax refund formalities will not be handled after the deadline.

It will be received within one month after submission. The review of individual income tax refund generally takes 10 working days, and the longest review time is 30 days, generally 10-30 days. You can pay attention to the verification results through reporting channels in time. If the verification fails, please confirm and re-report the bank account in time.

I hope the above content can help you. If in doubt, please consult a professional lawyer.

Legal basis:

Article 14 of the Individual Income Tax Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The tax withheld by withholding agents every month or every time shall be turned over to the state treasury within 15 days of the following month, and a personal income tax return for withholding shall be submitted to the tax authorities.

Where a taxpayer or withholding agent handles the tax refund for the taxpayer, the tax authorities shall, after examination, handle the tax refund in accordance with the relevant provisions on treasury management.