IR refund: website goes offline this Wednesday (24) – 05/24/2023 – Market

The website to consult the 2023 Income Tax refund is offline this Wednesday morning (24). When trying to access the link, the contributor receives the message “Cannot access this site”.

According to Downdetector, a platform that gathers reports of instability in websites and applications, users have been reporting the failure since 10:07 am, shortly after the consultation of the first batch of the IR was released. As of 11 am, more than 130 complaints have been notified.

wanted by Sheetthe Federal Revenue has not yet manifested itself.

On Twitter, users also report difficulty in checking whether the refund is released.

Payment of the first batch includes more than 4.1 million taxpayers who are in the priority queue, such as seniors over 80, people with disabilities, teachers and those who made the pre-filled statement or chose to receive the refund through Pix.

The payment will be made on May 31, totaling R$ 7.5 billion. According to the Federal Revenue, this will be a record amount paid in Income Tax refunds. The consultation is available by clicking on this link.

Delivery of the IR 2023 declaration began on March 15th and ends next Wednesday, May 31st, at 11:59 pm.

CONSULT THE REFUND BATCH

1. Enter the Federal Revenue website and click on “My Income Tax”
2. Go to “Consult the Refund”
3. Inform the CPF, date of birth and fiscal year, which in this case is 2023. Finally, check the captcha indicating that you are human and click on consult.

Refund will be paid by Pix or bank transfer, according to data provided by the taxpayer when delivering the statement.

WHO WILL RECEIVE THE FIRST BATCH?

The list will only have contributors who have priority, with the following distribution:

• Seniors between 60 and 79 years old: 2,464,031 contributors

• Persons with a disability or serious illness: 163,859 contributors

• Contributors with teaching as their main source of income: 1,052,002 contributors

• Who used pre-filled statement or opted for Pix refund: 204,020 contributors

SEE THE 2023 INCOME TAX REFUND CALENDAR

Four more lots will be paid this year, on the last working day of each month between June and September. Payment follows the order of priority of taxpayers and the date of delivery of the statement.

Batch	Payday
1st	may 31st
2nd	June 30
3rd	July 31st
4th	August, 31
5th	September 30th

The refund is paid correctly, indexed to Selic, the basic interest rate of the economy.

What if the amount is not paid?

If the amount to be paid is not available for withdrawal due to problems with the bank account or the data entered, the credit will be available at Banco do Brasil, where the taxpayer can schedule it in two ways:

• Through the BB Portal, by clicking on this link
• Through the BB Relationship Center on telephones 4004-0001 (capital cities), 0800-729-0001 (other locations) and 0800-729-0088 (special telephone number exclusively for the hearing impaired)

If the redemption of the refund amount is not carried out within one year, the taxpayer can do so through the e-CAC Portal, available on the Federal Revenue website, simply:

• Access the “Statements and Statements” menu
• Select “My Income Tax”
• Click on “Request refund not redeemed in network banking”