At the end of June the campaign to present the Income Tax Return ended. And although, for those who are forgetful, they can still file it, even if they face sanctions, we are already in the months in which more people want to check the status of their Income Tax return.
One of those statuses may be that the Income is being verified, in such a way that, if everything goes well, it will shortly say that it has already been paid or that everything is correct. Would you like to know how to check the status? Let's go with it.
Where to see the status of your Income
When you finish filing your income tax return, you can have two common situations:
- That you have to pay, which means that you have to pay the Treasury and you have to do that practically immediately.
- Let them pay you, and then it is the Treasury that has to pay you money.
This second situation, however small it may be, is the ideal for many. But the Tax Agency is not one of those that pays quickly. In fact, it may take 6 months for payment, that is, until December 31. And even then, it is possible that it will be delayed even more, although in that case you will pay late payment interest.
When you have to receive money from the Treasury, if it is something that you are waiting for a long time, what you want is for them to send it to you quickly. But unfortunately, unless you're a little lucky, they don't pay you right away. Therefore, it is advisable to keep an eye on the status of the declaration, especially for future inspections.
And how to see it? For this, It is best to go to the official website of the Tax Agency and, once there, to the Income Tax Return section of the corresponding section. After entering this new screen, you will have an option that tells you: Draft/declaration processing service (WEB Income). It will be in the highlighted efforts.
Next you will have to register to verify your identity. This means that you will have to use the Cl@ve Móvil (which includes the Cl@ve PIN), digital certificate, electronic DNI or the reference number. One of these methods will help you enter into the details and, there, see the status of your processing.
Here you will have different messages that we comment on below:
- Your declaration is being processed. It means that the Treasury has received the data, but it has not yet arrived at your turn. You will have to wait for it to move on to the next phase.
- His statement is being verified. This is the next phase, in which the Treasury is already checking that the data in the declaration matches what they have and seeing if there is anything that seems illegal or poorly done.
- The declaration with the indicated amount has not been recorded or is in process. Check the report. If this message appears on your income statement, it means that there has been a problem with your return. To do? Try to contact the Tax Agency as soon as possible to find out what has happened. It is also possible that you receive a notification from the Tax Agency and, there, you will face a review.
- Your declaration has been processed by the Tax Management bodies, and the refund requested by you has been estimated as conforming, without prejudice to any verifications that may be carried out subsequently by the Tax Agency bodies. This is one of the states that will give you the most joy, because it means that you have been spared that year from having them do a parallel or review your data in depth. It indicates that they have finished the process and everything is correct.
- Your refund has been issued on day XXX to the ESXXX account. If you have not received the amount within 10 days, go to the Tax Agency delegation/administration corresponding to your tax domicile. The end of the tax return process is this, in which they deposit the money that they have overpaid. In fact, sometimes they send an email to notify you that they have made the payment. It will take what the bank determines, normally between 24 and 48 hours.
View the status of the declaration from your mobile
Another possibility you have to know the status of your income tax return is to do it from your mobile phone. Apart from the browser, the official app of the Tax Agency is available on smartphones, so by downloading and installing it, you will access the different procedures.
Yes, You will need to use the digital certificate or electronic DNI on your mobile. Once you do, you must go to the “Income” section. You will see several buttons that you can click on, so you just have to click on the income button for the year you have presented.
Once there, click on Processing status and you will get the same messages that we told you about before and the meaning of each one.
How long does it take to go from one state to another?
The answer to this question is not easy, because the truth is that it depends a lot on each Tax Agency delegation. But, unless there is a problem and they notify you, it should not take more than six months.
Now, when the Treasury detects something strange in the statement of income The first thing they do is notify you that there is a problem and ask you for a series of documents. In this case, everything you have presented in the declaration: invoices and so on. You'll have about 10 days to ship everything, so it's best to have it on hand.
After It may take a month or even two to give you a response, either asking for more information, or presenting you with a parallel, which is the statement made by the agents so that you can see that yours was wrong.
If you accept it, the process will continue, and you may have a penalty or fine for making a mistake. If you do not accept it, you will have to continue fighting with the Treasury.
During that time, the six-month deadline that the Tax Agency has is “frozen”, that is, instead of having December 31 as the maximum deadline, it will begin to count where it was going from the moment the problems are solved. Which means that you can receive the refund the following year.