The Income Tax Department has issued refunds of over Rs1,62,448 crore to more than 1.79 crore taxpayers from April 1, 2021 to January 24, 2022. The tax department tweeted about the refunds on January 27. The amount includes 1.41 crore refunds for the 2020-21 fiscal year amounting to Rs 27,111.40 crore.